I read an article the other morning and it made me think of the old SNL skit for Shimmer Floor Wax. If you don’t know it you can watch the skit by clicking this link (I tried to embed it but good luck getting certain video providers to work nicely with WordPress). 
You might remember it – is new Shimmer a floor wax or a dessert topping? As with the article, it turns out to be both. Continue reading
Tag Archives: business
It’s A Dessert Topping! It’s A Floor Wax!
Filed under digital media
Top Posts Of 2010 #1
As has become my custom, I’m going to repost a few of the more widely read posts from this past year. What’s interesting, at least to me, is if what I wrote at the time is still relevant or is the post just indicative of a bad night’s sleep.
Today’s post was one of the top two in terms of reads. I suspect that in part it has to do with an SEO quirk – people searching for Stripes or Sgt. Hulka – but hopefully it has something to do with the topic as well. As I read it again my feelings about the subject haven’t changed a bit. In fact, as the year went on, they only intensified. Let’s see how you feel. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks
Faith
It’s Christmas Eve tonight, one of the big events on the Christian calendar. This, of course, got me thinking about faith. No, we’re not going to get into religion in this space – we avoid it as we do politics (didn’t anyone ever teach you those aren’t topics for polite conversation?). Instead, I want to tackle faith from a business perspective (and just maybe you’ll extend it elsewhere). Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks, Thinking Aloud
Consult Keith 