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Foul language shouldn't be needed to make your position clear. No one has ever accused me of of being a prude. In fact, just the opposite is more likely the case. The use of bottom rung slang is no longer my style. Today's post is an exception because, after an...
Idiom: Trends
T tops. Duck tails. Leg warmers. Pet rocks. Ugg boots. Cabbage Patch Kids. We've all seen them come… and go. Trends, by definition, are here today and usually gone tomorrow, lingering just long enough for at least one embarrassing photo opportunity. We usually rush to...
Retail Downer
After reading the September newsletter from furniture guru Jerry Epperson I wondered if death were a better option than retail. Jerry is typically easy on the ears and his market presentations, while interesting, are typically a rewrapped repeat of his previous words...
Idiom: Accomodation
I got a little lecture at the airport today when the agent scolded me for not using the self-check in to change my seat assignment. We'll save the topic of "talking yourself out of a job" for another day. Today let's talk about rules. List the Top 5 complaints you get...
Can You Imagine?
An entire generation of Americans is growing up with no newspapers and very few catalogs. They might not even know what a phone book looks like. Scary stuff for an old retail fart like me! This group is more concerned about value than privacy. They've never believed...
What A Shame.
"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world." Thomas Jefferson After listening to President Bush and then a dozen channels of political pundits and Wall Street hacks I...
Generational Training
Greed-is-good Yuppies and Bible-believing conservatives each handle training the same way. This morning I was thinking about personality type as it relates to training. Of course, wondering always leads me to generational questions. Remember we are living and working...
Idiom: Horizon
"International Talk Like A Pirate Day" is celebrated every year on September 19. So, ahoy! Let's put the periscope up to your eye (not the one with the black patch). What do you see, Matey? What's on the horizon? Do you see land ahead? Is there an area in your market...
Idiom: Rules
Turn signal flashing, Mrs. Customer carefully pulls her Buick up to your store and asks to see matching tables for her living room. Ms. Customer peels into the lot, glove box bursting with parking tickets, and asks if you have a red leather chaise for her bedroom....