Quote of the Day!

"My worst quality is impatience."

- Emma Thompson

It's Only Hair!

This week I decided to cut my hair shorter than it has been in years and then get it colored! Why?

It could be my age or my stress level which both seem to correlate lately. The older I get, the more stress takes it's toll on my mental, emotional and physical health. The little things add up to bigger things at a much faster rate and the need for more patience in my life is at a much higher level. It is all a new phenomenon to me.

What does that have to do with my hair? Not sure really....

Impatience is a Virtue!

We live in a "right now" world. Coffee. Food. Muisc. Everything thing is satisfaction guaranteed and, of course, immediate. It is a world we created. One we nurtured. One we hastened and one we explored.

And now we must endure...

Quote of the Day!

"Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home."

- Matsuo Basho

Quote of the Day!

"In the factory we make cosmetics; in the drugstore we sell hope."

- Charles Revson

The Real Uncle Sam?

I am sitting (yes, sitting) at Sam's Club, the epicenter of commercialization and corporate success, waiting for tires to be installed on my car. It's quite possibly America's truest symbol of personal excess but not in the Beverly Hills sort of excess. The whole concept is based on numbers, weight and size. It's the excess of sheer volume. Everything in large quantities and cheap. Well, almost everything. As soon as they offer large quantities of cheap consulting, I'll start to worry.

I stand corrected. I just got handed a pamphlet and I guess they do. Apparently they also read minds for free.

It's not that I have a problem with commercialization, it pays my bills and saves me money. Which is why I am at Sam's.

I am in the business of commercializing ideas, products and thoughts. Sort of. Most call it marketing. Marketing creates action and motivation. It creates the "want" in all of us. You want to buy what we're selling you. It's sounds dirty but it really is a necessity. Without it, we would be much less aware. Let me explain.

We would be content but not satisfied. Things would be ok but not great. We wouldn't have words like luxury, gourmet or exquisite in our vocabulary. It enables old ideas to get a makeover and new ideas to get created. Commercialization plays a huge role in research and development. It is the engine that builds, creates, engineers or improves ideas. It really can be a beautiful thing.

And besides, what's the point in creating something if you can't sell it. I am pretty sure Sam Walton believed that. Oh, and make sure it's cheap too. That helps.

Quote of the Day!

"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for."

- Lawrence Block