Right now would be a great time to trade places with Melanie Oudin, if even for a minute. Ranked 70th at the start of the 2009 US Open, Oudin was pretty much an anonymous competitor. But she pushed on to the quarterfinals following three comeback victories over higher-ranking, seasoned pros. Throughout the competition and still [...]

It’s that time again. Let’s look at some great ideas and raise a glass to an idea worthy of admiration.
Two executions initially caught my eye. One from Pfizer for a smoking cessation campaign.
The rest of the campaign is carried over to the website.
Well done. Nice entry into their products that can help [...]

I received my new J. Crew catalog the other day. One of my few remaining guilty pleasures is a cup of coffee and my stack of “fun mail”. In my humble opinion, not all direct mail is junk. Heck, some of it is even home décor. (I mean, think about how long that Pottery Barn [...]

Last Friday was draft night for my Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football league. In about an hour, I had skillfully selected a Super Bowl-caliber lineup guaranteed to win the championship. No, I never played football in junior high, or even high school. I don’t coach a Pop Warner football team. And no, my bloodline does not [...]

It was a little strange to take off seven days of work but it was considered really strange when the folks at Firehouse found out I would not be golfing, but was headed to Albania.
I joined three others from my church and headed to Bajram Curri (BC) and Skhoder, Albania for nine days. It was [...]

Popcorn and soda in hand, eyes dilated from the luminous glow of the big screen, I arrive 30 minutes early to a summer blockbuster. Thirty-five seats full and I’m the only nerd looking forward to the behind-the-scenes look at the new cable series, The Cleaner, along with all the amateur cinema ads touting, “Hold your [...]