On a plane two weeks ago, the gentlemen in 1C struck up a conversation with me. Seems he takes the Allentown, PA to Fort Lauderdale, FL route almost a frequently as I do and he wanted to introduce himself. After the obligatory “where do you live” dialogue, his interest was piqued when I said “Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.” [...]

The first thing I do every morning is go online and read the newspapers from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA and Palm Beach County, FL. This morning after reading the Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice, I got dressed, hopped in my car and went to my office. I grabbed boxes and boxes of newspaper clippings from years ago and started [...]

There’s a commercial currently airing on TV that has fans of the kids program Sesame Street smiling. Delta Faucets enlisted the talent of Jerry Nelson, who is the voice of “Count von Count” on the PBS series to sing in their “Hands” commercial promoting their new Touch2O technology. The commercial itself is simple, yet elegant. [...]

Headbanger’s Holiday Yesterday was Halloween, the one day a year when kids think the world owes them a sugar high. I don’t get the whole “Halloween thing.” Yes, as a child I too dressed up in ridiculous looking costumes, parading down the street and ringing doorbells at night singing silly ditties looking for a handout. [...]

The battle of the billboards is heating up in South Florida just as the weather starts to cool down. I’ve been passing the “Your wife is hot” signs on I-95 for a few months now and got a good chuckle the first time I saw it. Air Around the Clock based in Coral Springs started [...]

Advertising has been around since the first lady of the evening turned the porch light on. My favorite ads are not those we see today that were created with more technology than what was aboard the spacecraft that carried the first man to the moon. My favorites are the vintage ads from decades ago that [...]