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Before I get to the topic at hand, allow me a brief rant. Can anyone explain how the phrase "any and all documents" (typically used in Rule 34 request for documents) covers any document not covered by a a request for "all documents" or "any document"? This is as bad as "true and correct copies." … Continue Reading
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Words of Client Service Wisdom from Mad Men's Don DraperPosted in Client Service
I ran across an infographic in Inc. that captured my attention—16 Brilliant Marketing Quotes from Don Draper. As a fan of the show, how could I not read the quotes? As I read them, I couldn't help wonder if the lines from the show were also written for lawyers. Some seem to be. Others, not… Continue Reading
Kaye Scholer's clients need to check their billsPosted in Client Service, Hourly Rates and Alternatives
Another law firm has motivated its associates to spend more time rather than less getting their work done. Kaye Scholer is paying upwards of $20,000 in additional bonuses to those who exceed 2,200 hours per year. The firm's managing partner said this: At Kaye Scholer, we strongly believe in rewarding our lawyers who not only meet, but… Continue Reading
Valorem named again to BTI Client Service A-TeamPosted in Client Service
Chicago, IL-November 19, 2013 For the third consecutive year, Valorem Law Group has been named to BTI Consulting Group's Client Service A-Team. Valorem was recognized in the Client Focus, Providing Value for the Dollar, Commitment to Help, Keeps Clients Informed, Handles Problems and Deals with Unexpected Changes categories. The results were reported in BTI's Client… Continue Reading
It's hard to make this stuff upPosted in Client Service, Client Surveys and Audits
Michael Rynowecer writes as "The Mad Clientist" and his latest post, Outtakes for the Client Service Laboratory makes you wonder just what kind of drug-induced haze so many seem to live in. Take these two examples: A partner in an AmLaw 50 law firm conducted a client feedback interview with a large client. This same… Continue Reading
Simple questions a client can ask to expose dirty little secretsPosted in Client Service, Commentary, Hourly Rates and Alternatives
Everyone claims to offer fee structures that are alternatives to the billable hour. Frequently, these "alternatives" are nothing more than estimated hours x hourly rates, plus "a little cushion." So clients should ask: 1. How did you determine your alternative fee? What metrics did you examine? What factors did you consider? What experience did you… Continue Reading
Another example of "just not getting it"Posted in Client Service, Commentary
The prior post contains a link to a story discussing one of Disney's key philosophies–"It's not my fault, but it is my problem." When a park patron shares a problem with a Disney employee, it doesn't matter that the employee had nothing to do with the problem or that it's "outside their jurisdiction." The employee… Continue Reading
Customer Service Insights from other industriesPosted in Client Service
I have often observed that when presented with an idea from outside the law, lawyers are almost reflexively dismissive. After immediate dismissal of such ideas, lawyers then tend to exercise their legal skills to develop their arguments why the idea is bad. In contrast, most business persons I have had an opportunity to observe hear… Continue Reading
Non-help help worse than no help at allPosted in Client Service
Sadly, most of my worst customer experiences a come from my a preferred airline. It's sad because I fly. A lot. You might think that being an elite flyer for the past 15 years might count for something, but then again airlines are not exactly known for the wisdom of their customer service. Earlier this… Continue Reading
Some insight into the value of great client servicePosted in Client Service
I received an email from Michael Rynowecer of BTI Consulting which provided an interesting insight. There has been a number of reports about large law firms losing market share and otherwise performing poorly. Michael's email reported that the BTI Client Service 30—the best—actually gained market share in 2012, and did so at competitor expense. But… Continue Reading
Client Service Lessons from a LandscaperPosted in Client Service
As I walked around my yard on Saturday, I realized that our decision to change landscapers was ill-advised. I hadn't seen our account manager since the first walk-around in early April. This caused me to think back to our former landscaper (who will be rehired, mind you) and the things he used to do. This… Continue Reading
The best source of new business is ….Posted in Client Service, Commentary
When I was a young associate an eternity ago, my firm held an internal seminar on developing new business. Almost every associate attended, with pen and notebook ready to write down the means by which riches would be obtained. The top rainmaker stood up and said, "The best source of new business is….." And then… Continue Reading
Just one thingPosted in Client Service, Commentary
One of the things that happens during boarding on most flights is that people carry on telephone conversations that are impossible to ignore. I used to feel a sense of guilt about hearing what they were saying, but lately I've concluded that if they are foolish enough to speak loudly in front of so many… Continue Reading
Can you operate at the speed of an in-house lawyer?Posted in Client Service, Commentary, Uncategorized
My friend Mark Herrmann of Aon writes for Above The Law, sharing his insights as an inside lawyer. I read his post religiously because I learn a lot. Today, Mark wrote Inside Straight:How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Ignorance about the fact that in his new job, he doesn't know as much… Continue Reading
Scoring client service–great idea from Matt HomannPosted in Client Service, Commentary, People, Places and Blawgs
I loved this post by Matt Homann suggesting lawyers score their client service on the quality of the client's experience as well as the quality of the result. Matt's "scorecard" is included at left. Matt's suggestion is to ask your clients to show where you fit in the quality of experience/quality of result chart and… Continue Reading
"Smart" products helping lawyers capture even more time only add to hourly rate feeding frenzyPosted in Client Service, Hourly Rates and Alternatives
I got an email today that is proof that mass emailers don't care a bit about who receives the emails. The mass email, on behalf of Smart WebParts, offered this enticement: Smart Time moves timekeeping into a new era, finally offering timekeepers a way to keep up with today's hypermobile, multitasking work environments. In this new… Continue Reading
The importance of proofreadingPosted in Client Service, General
From the world of sports: A dispute over contract language that affects seven fired Jacksonville Jaguars assistant coaches for over $3 million may have been one of the factors that led to the dismissal of Paul Vance, the team's senior vice president of football operations and general counsel, according to league sources. A source said… Continue Reading
It's a great time of the year for law firms!Posted in Client Service, Commentary, Hourly Rates and Alternatives
I've been away from my blog the past little while. I had a case that was to start trial on October 24th. We finally picked a jury on December 5th and a verdict on December 15. The complete win for our client made this marathon worth it, but the trial occupied my complete attention for… Continue Reading
A great customer service storyPosted in Client Service
You gotta read this story. Way to go Morton's! But think beyond the story. What does Morton's do to create that kind of customer service culture? If anyone knows, please share.
Leo Burnett's Advice To LawyersPosted in Client Service, Marketing, Branding and Sales
"Don't tell me how good you make it. Tell me how good it makes me feel when I use it."
Early Case Assessment Form AvailablePosted in Client Service
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution has just released the 2010 version of its Early Case Assessment Toolkit. I am pleased to have been involved in the development of this tool and the ECA form. Even if you choose not to take advantage of this product, you certainly should be using some form of… Continue Reading
More on Kodak–Worst Service in HistoryPosted in Client Service
If you're not familiar with my Kodak saga, you might want to read about it first. Kodak sent me an email. Here is the pertinent part, along with my comments: I am sorry to hear that your order confirmation email was delayed. Please be informed that all orders over $100 are automatically being reviewed by… Continue Reading
Kodak: Worst Customer Service In HistoryPosted in Client Service, Commentary
All I wanted to do was order a Kodak zi8 video camera. How hard can that be, right? I went to the Kodak website and ordered it. At the end, I didn't get an order confirmation. I got a cryptic statement that my order was "under review." No information on how long it would be "under… Continue Reading
Adding value by deconstructingPosted in Client Service, Commentary
I was talking about how Valorem works, saying that we do things where we add value and try to avoid things where we don't. I was pressed for an example, and here is one that jumped to mind. We needed to analyze a mitigation issue under California law. The normal practice is to have your… Continue Reading


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This index page lists the major posts on Geo-Mexico related to agriculture, farming and food production. Additional agriculture-related posts can easily be found via our tag system.
General posts related to agriculture and agricultural products:
- Mexico's first cooks and the origins of Mexican cuisine
- Mexico's top 10 agriculture-related exports
- The energy efficiency of farming in Mexico and elsewhere
- How sustainable is organic agriculture on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico?
- Farming in the Copper Canyon:
- How did the Aztecs get their food? Sustainable farming in Aztec times
- The diary of a food activist's visits to Mexico
- Organic farming helps the Mam of Chiapas regain their cultural identity
- Farm size in Mexico: Is there a connection between farm size and marginalization?
Individual crops and products:
- Avocados: Record avocado production and exports, 2012-2013
- Bananas: The challenges of banana cultivation in Mexico
- Cacao: The geography of cacao production in Mexico
- Chiles: The cultivation of chiles in Mexico
- Christmas trees: The production of Christmas trees in Mexico
- Coffee: Mexico's Fair Trade coffee faces an uncertain future
- Corn: Mexico, the home of corn, is now the world's largest corn importer
- Floriculture: The pros and cons of floriculture in Mexico
- Honey: The geography of honey production in Mexico
- Horticulture: Commercial greenhouse production of horticultural crops
- Oranges: The cultivation of oranges in Mexico
- Sugarcane: The geography of Mexico's sugarcane industry
- Tequila:
- Tomatoes: Tomato production in Mexico
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Darn near every moment is a "teaching moment" for me and my kids. In fact, my boys will tell you that I'm pretty much teaching them something all day long, except they call it "yelling." Seriously though, the first time Junior says, "#$@!" and everyone giggles and looks at Dad, we all realize that behavioral modeling is a huge factor in shaping our children's lives. My sons watch me, and they listen closer when I'm not even talking to them. The see how I work, how I play, how I dress, how I interact with my friends and my wife, how I maintain our household, what my priorities are, and yes—even how I eat.
In a recently published interview on Nourish, Cook for America co-founder, Kate Adamick, suggests we view school cafeteria staff as Lunch Teachers, reminding everyone that "what students are fed at school teaches them how to think about food, what to think of as food, and how to behave while consuming it—all lessons that they will carry with them for the remainder of their lives."
While not exactly a revelation, Adamick's statement is still, for many, a necessary prompt. Each meal is an opportunity to show our children how to live. Proper nutrition is a fundamental skill that is essential for enduring health and well-being. The kitchen and the school-cafeteria are classrooms where kids learn (or don't learn) how to select, prepare and eat the right kinds of food. And yet, as Adamick notes, "frequently, school administrators appear to have forgotten that students don't stop learning just because it's lunchtime."
While a good school-lunch program is imperative and can make a difference for many poorly nourished kids, I believe that I'm in the best position to teach my children the importance of proper eating. Parents are overwhelmed much of the time and can make a habit of depending on schools to cover the gaps and keep their kids well-directed. For the most part, given their limited resources, public educators do a wonderful job, but considering the litany of concerns regarding most school-lunch programs (in the U.S.) this is one subject where Father/Mother probably knows best.
Eating, cooking and even shopping together provides wonderful opportunities for shoulder-to-shoulder activities that can positively shape a child's development. Health, creativity, earth-consciousness and self-assuredness are just a few of the traits that can be nurtured by sharing good eats.
Preparing home-packed lunches for my boys ensures that they'll be taking a piece of me along with them to school. It enables me to influence them at a critical (under-supervised) point in their day without even being there. It's this type of unobtrusive, indirect instruction (modeling really) that makes the biggest impact on my kids, and there's no "yelling."
If you're looking to home-school the "lunch" portion of your kids' curriculum, Lunchsense provides the perfect platform—pack a lesson plan in every box:
I wish I could show you her big smile too, but alas! I would rather protect her privacy.
I brought Lunchsense to a marvelous trade show in San Francisco a few Novembers ago. Lovely bunch of people there, and I think half the population stopped by to check out the lunchbox wares. This was the first show I had ever done solo, though, so I didn't get many opportunities to take a break. This was fine, since everyone was just great…but I did get hungry.
Is this enough?"
I'm really hungry, but I can't break away from the booth. Bring me something for dinner and the lunchbox is yours."
What do you want? Here's what I could find, and how much everything cost."
Do want something to drink with that?"
I ordered up a beverage and she dashed off one more time through the crowd.
I scored big on the lunch-making front today.
I was prepping bits and pieces of lunch for my nine year old as I passed through the kitchen – mixing leftover turkey soup from last night with the last half cup of noodles from a few days back, getting it started in the microwave, locating the wide mouth thermos in the cabinet, that sort of thing. I checked with Evan about the rest of the lunch as we passed in the hall:
"Do you want watermelon?"
"Nah. Do we have any peaches?"
"I don't think so, but I'll check. Plums…and yes! A peach."
"Yay! I'll have peach. And carrots too."
In the medium (and large) lunchbox, the thermos fits nicely to one side, which leaves room for three side-dish-sized containers, or two containers and a drink. I don't put the ice pack in the lunchbox when I use the thermos – they sort of compete with each other, leaving us with cool-ish soup and warm-ish milk by lunchtime – so I don't pack milk on thermos days either, and I let Evan either buy milk at school or carry water.
I chopped up a carrot (Insider's tip: the most nutritional value is in the peel, so cut the carrot into many thin slivers and they won't notice you didn't peel it)(better yet, for boys chop them into arrowheads – they love that) and put it and half a peach into two little containers. I popped these into the lunchbox next to the thermos, and tossed in one of the unmatched spoons from the silverware drawer that I really hope he loses at school someday.
Evan noticed the empty spot and said, "hey, there's room for one more thing."
I never pack a treat in my kids' lunches. Have you ever emptied out a lunchbox at the end of the day to find that your child didn't eat anything…except the cookie? And you wondered why that kid was cranky and whiny after school? Our house rule is this: eat your lunch, and you can have a treat when you get home.
So I was surprised and a little horrified to hear these words coming out of my mouth: "How 'bout a cookie?"
I guess I figured that homemade turkey soup, a peach and carrots was certainly a good enough meal to justify a cookie, but I was breaking my own house rule which every parent knows is a sure-fire way to lose all pretense of authority forever and ever. I waited for Evan's response.
No surprise there. But then the kicker:
"Oh, but wait, there's no water."
Trying really hard to mask my shock, I said as casually as I could muster, "You want water instead of a cookie???"
MAMA'S BIG WIN FOR THE DAY: "Yeah, water."
And he trotted out the door to get his bike out of the garage.
Do tell, oh neighbors-to-the- north: does the new program Portlandia change the way you refer to yourselves? Are you now Portlandians, or do you remain Portlanders?
My husband and I lived in Portland for about 7 years. Our daughter was born in there (okay, Milwaukie, technically). We moved to Bend for a lovely 18 month period, where our first son was born. We moved to Eugene thereafter, where our second son was born.
We're not moving anymore.
I will be making the trek at the end of this month to the Expo Center in Portland for the Better Living Show, which (if the last couple years is any measure) is bound to be a great time.
Many good reasons to go….
Food samples!
Admission is free, and here's why: the Better Living Show organizers want to counter the impression that "green = expensive."
A wonderful kid's pavilion!
The weather will not improve, so while you're waiting for a break in the rain to mess about in the garden, you can pick up some new gardening tips and ideas.
1,001 ways to green your home!
I'll be having my annual drawing for a free lunchbox in any size and any color, but you have to stop by the booth to enter.
More samples!
Enjoy a 20% discount on every Lunchsense lunchbox set purchased at the Better Living Show!
You can train, bus or bike to the show, but if you must drive you get a buck off parking if you carpool (3 or more).
If you don't make it to the show but do "like" us on Facebook, you will help your friends who order later – if we reach our goal on Facebook we will offer $5 flat rate shipping for all of April!
Lots of other presentations!
Did I mention food samples?
Last but not least, a fabulous lineup of lunchboxes!
Check here for a slideshow of last year's event, stop by booth 529 and say hello, and maybe even walk away with a marvelous new lunchbox while you're at it.
'Hope to see you there!
The bustling staff at Lunchsense world headquarters is a proud, yet mostly humble group. The truth is, we get a little squeamish about blowing our own horn, so—it's always nice when someone else decides to tell more folks how helpful our lunchboxes can be.
HouseSmartsTV.com is primarily a home-improvement site run by Chicagoland's "Mr. Fix-It," Lou Manfredini. They also occasionally produce cooking or lifestyle pieces, and they recently featured Lunchsense in a video about healthy, environmentally-conscious, noontime-meal solutions. Hooray!
Check it out, pass it on and above all else—enjoy your lunch!
Every once in a while, we here at Lunchsense like to do, yeah, you guessed it—lunch. Many adults hurry through, or dismiss it altogether; but, for our children, this noontime meal remains a treasured respite from the rigors of reading, writing and 'rithmetic.
Most will tell you they really look forward to it. Visit your school's cafeteria sometime—you'll likely be greeted by a swirling jangle of sliding, metal chair-legs, eager, chirping voices and a heart-quickening buzz of unleashed energy. You'll also find a ton of wasted food. This is often the result of over-packing, but it's just as frequently caused by fickle tastes or "bor-ing" options.
Many kids love lunch-time, but the food—not so much. "Come on, Dad—ham and cheese again?"
In an effort to make sure my kids are properly refueled for their afternoon lessons, I try to mix-up the menu a little bit, and I enlist their help in deciding what's sure to get eaten. Here are a few of their (somewhat) surprising favorites:
It's easy to take a less involved approach to your kids' lunches. The creative energy isn't always there, and neither is the time. But, letting younglings fend entirely for themselves in the lunch-room can be nutritionally dangerous, and it misses a great opportunity to model healthier living. They really need the midday nourishment, so put your heads together—find out what they like, teach them what's good for them, and make sure their lunches are about more than just socializing. The quicker you can get your kids eating right, the sooner they'll start developing healthy habits that will last their whole (long) lives. And, that's just using your Lunchsense.
Actually, I'm really not that into southern rock.
We've all had bad weeks. This one is no exception.
Lunchsense is my "full time" job, which means I attend to it every weekday after my two boys get to school (8:15) and before they get out of school (2:35). This isn't nearly enough time to keep all the plates spinnin', so I often return to work in the evening after dinner. Since I work at my house, to keep it – work, house, kids, laundry, groceries, dinner, whatever – all together I try and keep to a pretty tight schedule.
With the start of the school year I've tried to get a steady supply of playdates to keep my kids busy (and happy) so I can avoid having to shlep over to the grade school at 2:30 and lose an otherwise very productive hour (or more). Ideally (so the plan goes) at least half those gigs would be at someone else's house, and the perfect storm would find both my boys going somewhere other than our house so I don't have to kill that hour going to the school only to say that yes, they can go to their friends' houses.
I'm Oh-for-five this week, though. Ouch.
I've had a houseful of "spares" (as in kids – also known as "strays") all week long, which would be fine (we call it "subtraction by addition", this bringing-in of kids to keep mine out of my hair) except several have been the recalcitrant types who don't WANT to be here, and to prevent them from breaking out and trying to walk home I've had to keep a weather eye on them. I actually did have to chase one four blocks and carry him back. It is, sadly, not a great way to work.
We've also had houseguests. I really like houseguests, and as members of couchsurfing.com we have a steady stream of fascinating, generous, kind, complete strangers staying overnight here. Of course we have complete control over who stays and who doesn't, but when we agree to host a couchsurfer we have no idea what life will have served up in the interim. Our most recent guests were delightful – among the favorites of everyone we've ever hosted, in fact – but haven't we all had that night of "I am having an absolutely wonderful time with these people, which is only slightly ruined by the recall of the huge pile of work I should otherwise be doing"??
I've also had evening meetings. Again, they are for groups I absolutely love and wouldn't dream of giving up, but the end result is that I haven't been able to carve out even an hour or two for work most nights this week.
Did I mention that one of my boys misplaced, in a record-setting 48 hours' time, his glasses, his shoes, two sweatshirts, the family camera, and his school binder? All were eventually found, but you know how it is. Just one more thing.
Same boy, different day: he brought to me (to his credit, sheepishly) three food containers for his Lunchsense lunchbox that had been waylaid under his desk for…weeks? I have no idea. And I had just 'bought' (from company inventory) three more of the exact same containers that very same day.
So here it is, Friday afternoon, and my to-do list for the week is not only NOT shorter, it's way, way longer. Simple things – what the &^# do I do when a printer has "print skew"?? – have completely shut down my productivity. THE WHOLE WEEK has been a testimonial to bad customer service: technical issues that should take 5 minutes to fix have taken 30; Thirty minute problems have taken 90. To top it all, I've spent over an hour on customer service hold lines every day this week, and every day has been for a different problem.
Speaking of "customer service," I've created my very own disaster, all by myself, by shipping an order meant for Malta…to Malaysia. Seriously. (Therein lies the great downside of autofill. Type M-A-L and hit return, yeah? Um, no, Nancy.) Another hour went down the rabbit hole trying to un-disaster that beauty.
So, to all who care to hear, I've dug down deep and found a refuge from this week's frustrations. Here it is (Forgive me, in advance, for showing my age. Note, though, I highly recommend this to them of any age):
Lynryd Sykynryd. Freebird. Really, really, really ear-bleedin' loud. (I have to acknowlege – painfully – that it's not loud enough. Have I finally wasted my hearing?) Nine minutes and nine seconds of escapist bliss. I'm on about my seventh time 'round and it's exhilarating, liberating, and exactly what I need to scrub out the memory of this wretched week, and I highly recommend it to anyone with ears and a bad day in the rear view mirror.
Next up: Inagaddadavida (Iron Butterfly). Frankenstein (Edgar Winter Group). Hold Your Head Up (Argent. First line: "And if it's baaaad, don't let it hold you down, you can take it" Aaahhh, pearls of wisdom). Sunshine of your Love (Cream). Hocus Pocus (Focus). Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress (the Hollies). Bungle in the Jungle (Jethro Tull). And, of course, Stairway to Heaven (Led Zep).
And I'm not even going to try and fix iTunes, which seems to unable to find over half the music in my library. That'll be Monday's problem.
My daughter (she's 11) and her friend begged me to let them use my laptop a few weeks ago to watch a movie in her room, since my boys were watching some movie with stuff blowing up. I relented, but requested that they use earphones so the boys wouldn't know. My gal pulled out the pair she'd just bought with allowance money and lent her original pair to the friend, then they turned to me and asked,
"Do you have a splitter?"
I said no, my laptop has two headphone jacks so we wouldn't need one.
Then it occurred to me: "how come my 11 year old knows what a splitter IS and what it's FOR?" I certainly didn't when I was her age. So I asked, "how the heck do you know what a splitter is?"
Her friend turned to me and said, very gently,
"Nancy, we've grown up with this technology. WE (gesturing to herself and my girl) are natives."
"YOU are an immigrant."
But so very true.
On that note, I'm introducing a new face, a new name, and a new voice to the Lunchsense blog. Meet Chris Naugle: Born on the East Coast and raised and educated in the Midwest (Uof Missouri) and Northwest (U of Oregon), Chris now resides quite happily on the West Coast as married father of two elementary age boys. Chris says he is living the Great American Novel before hoping to someday commit it to paper or at least the internet. And this is what I get for asking for a bio at 10 pm and receiving it around midnight: He is mostly exhausted.
He also happens to be a dynamic, opinionated writer who can not only complete a sentence, he can even turn a phrase.
Perhaps you assume,
"Oh, Nancy (being an immigrant) needed a tour guide to navigate this online, technology-infused world, so Chris is the go-to guy."
Um, no, that's not it. Chris is also an immigrant. He's joining me on this undertaking because as a small biz owner there's just not enough of me to get everything done, and he's a fine writer to boot. We immigrants to ANYTHING just need a little extra help now and then to "keep all the plates spinning," as the old saw goes.
So then, say hello to Chris, and wish him well (and a little sleep).
Here's that pesky postscript: after my daughter, her friend and I had that above exchange, my girl said, "Mama, don't put that on Facebook." This has become her stock statement after anything funny, embarrassing, or even mildly insightful and interesting comes forth. As always, I agreed to respect her wishes and keep it off Facebook.
But she never mentioned the blog.
I spend many waking hours and more sleeping hours than I care to admit working on the lunchbox biz.
This blog is meant to reflect that which I'm passionate about, including (but not limited to) good food, waste reduction and running a small biz. I'll readily admit I'm passionate about at least a few other things (starting with my family), but I'm inclined to keep them clear of my ramblings. However, I had a day last year that definitely involves my family, and has absolutely nothing to do with the biz, but was so…noteworthy…that it warranted a posting. It happened on a no-school day – President's Day, maybe? – and involved not only my crew but a handful of local families.
Happy reading.
The Participants:
Me, home for the day. I have three kids: Delainey (10), at Kayla's house; Noah (8) and Evan (6), both who are at home with me.
Lisa, also home for the day; she's mom to Hannah (10), at Kayla's house, and Mason (8), Roscoe (7), and Alex (6), all at home
Kayla (10) and her little brother Kai (5), both at Kayla's house with Delainey and Hannah
Fisher, Noah's friend, at his own home
Alexandra (10), friend to all the girls, and her mom Joan, also at their own home
My husband Mike, at the high school where he teaches, overseeing a chess tournament
The action:
Yesterday: Lisa suggests that we take a bunch of kids to the dollar theater to see "Bolt". They don't get many opportunities to go to a movie in a theater, and we're happy that it's something ALL the kids might enjoy AND it's at a very attractive price.
Today, 9:30am: Noah complains of general malaise; I give him a dose of Tylenol, figuring he's just tapped out from a long weekend and will rally with the extra attention anyway, but the Tylenol won't hurt.
11am: Lisa calls me – Mason is on task to complete his homework, but has two pages to go and will not be allowed to see the movie until he finishes. He's digging in his heels, and Lisa wants to know if I'm going to the movie and could take Roscoe and Alex so they don't get punished for Mason's transgressions. I agree to this; I have no interest in seeing Bolt but (as most parents would know) that doesn't really have any bearing on the day. Since I first have to deliver Evan and pizzas to the chess tournament around noon, I can make it to Lisa's in time to scoop up Roscoe and Alex for a 2:10 movie.
But what about the girls? Delainey wants to get together with Alexandra, and they may want to see the movie, and Hannah and Kayla might also want to see the movie, so I add it up: me+Noah+Roscoe +Alex+3 girls will fit in my van, but only if Evan agrees to stay at the chess tournament, and he's undecided; I can't manage a 4th girl, and since Lisa can't go anywhere until Mason finishes his homework, we'll have to see if Joan can drive.
11:15: I try to call Joan, but that call is interrupted when my cell phone rings. It's Delainey calling from Kayla's: she wants to know if I reached Joan to confirm her get-together with Alexandra. I tell her I haven't yet, but there's a possibility we'd all be able to go to see Bolt, but it hinges on having another driver, which could be Lisa if Mason comes through or Joan if she and Alexandra are interested. I agree to call her back when I know more; she has to check with Kayla and Hannah to see if they're interested in the movie too.
I call Joan back: Alexandra's itching to get together with Delainey, and any other friends would be just great, and yes, she might be interested in the movie, and yes, Joan thinks she might be able to drive. I count again: me+Noah+Roscoe+Alex±Evan (pending chess) leaves me room to spare, if Joan could drive all the girls.
11:25: I call Delainey back, and she says they're all interested in going to the movie. I agree to stop by Kayla's house and scoop up all three girls, deliver Kayla and Hannah to Lisa's house and Delainey to Alexandra's, do the pizza run to the chess tournament, return to Lisa's and get the boys at 1:45, then take them to the movie. Kayla and Hannah, meanwhile, will walk up to Alexandra's when it's close to movie time and Joan will drive all four girls.
Easy, easy, easy.
11:35: I call Lisa back, and she says Mason's definitely NOT going to the movie because three other friends just arrived and Mason is playing with them and she is certain he will not get his homework done in time (and probably won't care either). I tell her the plan with the girls, and she figures it will work.
11:40: Fisher calls, wants to play with Noah. I count again: me+Noah+Fisher+Roscoe+Alex±Evan (pending chess) would still fit, so I offer to take Noah to Fisher's now, then to swing back to Fisher's house at 1:30 to get them before I go to Lisa's to get the other boys to go to the movie.
11:40: I load up the van with the trail-a-bike (so Evan can get home from chess with Mike), and Noah and Evan, and go to Kayla's house. I go in to get the girls, and there stands Kai, who also wants to go to the movie. I count up again: me+Noah+Fisher+Roscoe+Alex+Kai±Evan (pending chess) will still fit in the van, so I say sure, he can play at the Lisa's while I go deliver pizza to the chess tournament, then I'll pick him up and take him with everyone else to the movie. Besides, he's altogether too cute and good-natured to refuse. So Noah, Evan, Kayla, Hannah, Delainey, Kai and I pile into the van and we go to Lisa's house.
11:45: I drop Noah at Fisher's house with instructions that I'll return for them at 1:30.
11:50: Joan calls, tells me that she doesn't think she'll be able to drive after all because she'll need to be around for her son's activities later that afternoon. I tell her that the girls will probably understand, and perhaps even Lisa will be able to drive if Mason gets his act together.
11:55: I drop off Kayla, Hannah and Kai at Lisa's house with the promise to return for them at 1:45 and instructions for Lisa and Joan to work out the girls' transportation to the movie.
12:00: I drop Delainey at Alexandra's.
12:25: Now with only Evan in tow, I get pizza, go to the high school, and join Mike and the chess team for lunch.
1:15: Evan has decided he wants to go to the movie, so we load up and head to Fisher's.
1:20: I call Joan to confirm the movie transportation plan. She doesn't think it will happen as Delainey and Alexandra have now made other plans.
1:25: I call Lisa to tell her that those girls will not be going to the movie after all.
1:35: I pick up Noah and Fisher, and (after doubling back to get Noah's glasses) we head for Lisa's.
1:40: Lisa tells me Kayla and Hannah were so disappointed that they wouldn't get to go to the movie after all that she has agreed to throw Mason and the two remaining friends of his in HER van and she will deliver Kayla and Hannah to the theater if I will keep tabs on them. I agree to this.
1:45: I reach Lisa's house, where Roscoe, Alex and Kai pile into the van with Noah, Fisher and Evan, and we head to the theater, following Lisa's van with Hannah, Kayla, Mason and his two friends. After half a morning of scheduling and rescheduling, we are FINALLY ON OUR WAY TO THE MOVIE.
1:55: Noah (in the front seat) announces to me he feels awful and thinks he might throw up. I check, he looks ashen. I hand him the trash bag and figure that two hours sitting in a dark movie theater won't kill him or anybody else. Ultimately, he does not throw up.
2:05: We arrive at the mall and hike over to the theater ticket window, where we meet Hannah and Kayla, whom Lisa has just dropped off.
2:08: the 2:10 showing of Bolt is sold out.
The two ten showing of Bolt is sold out.
2:09: I call Lisa and tell her the news, and she cracks up.
2:10: Lisa doubles back to the mall, picks up Roscoe, Alex, and Kai.
2:11: I return to the van with Noah, Fisher, Evan, Kayla and Hannah, then on the drive back I try and call Fisher's house (as I don't want Fisher to be at our house with Noah in his condition), but as I can't reach Fisher's parents I call Lisa and ask to leave Fisher there.
2:25: I drop Fisher off at Lisa's.
2:35: I drop Kayla and Hannah at Kayla's.
2:40: Noah, Evan and I return home. Noah immediately heads for bed.
The necessary postscripts: I'm usually not this cavalier with a sick kid. Noah was low in the morning, but rallied; he was low on the way to the movie, but the prospect of FINALLY getting to the theater had just too strong a pull on him.
Lastly, these are all wonderful kids and I'm happy to take them to the dollar theater when the opportunity arises. Most of the time the outing does NOT turn out like this one did.
My newly minted middle school gal came home from her first trip to the school library last week toting a beauty of a book: "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child et al. She even admitted she whooped for joy when she stumbled across it on the shelves.
She's already agreed to cook dinner one night a week.
Again, yay.
Perhaps she's finding in food what I found (at her age) in fabrics, patterns, and clothing construction: a marvelous creative outlet, not without rules but with plenty of opportunity to improvise along the way. Follow the rules, and get very satisfactory results; take the rules and bend them, and get creations with your own personal mark.
Stay tuned, I'll let you know what she comes up with!


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SI.com draft expert Tony Pauline believes former Georgia Tech wide receiver Stephen Hill could go late in the first round when the NFL draft begins Thursday. San Francisco looks like a possible landing spot with the No. 30 pick.
"If he doesn't go late first round, I can't see him getting past the first six to eight picks of round two," he said.
Pauline said Hill could go as early as No. 16 to the New York Jets. He believes the Jets are trying to trade out of that spot, but if they don't, "People say (Notre Dame's Michael) Floyd would be a tough pick for the franchise with the state it's in now."
(Floyd had a DUI arrest and two underage-drinking offenses.)
About half of the mock drafts I reviewed give Hill to San Francisco, which is going into the draft with proven receivers in Mario Manningham and Michael Crabtree but question marks in Randy Moss and Ted Ginn Jr. Others give him to Houston at No. 26 and the rest to teams in the first five or six picks of the second round.
For whatever it's worth, San Francisco reportedly brought in wide receiver prospects Rueben Randle (LSU), Kendall Wright (Baylor), A.J. Jenkins (Illinois) and Hill for pre-draft visits, which could all well be a smokescreen.
As for Tech's other draft entrants – A-back Roddy Jones, wide receiver Tyler Melton, A-back Embry Peeples, defensive end Jason Peters, safety Rashaad Reid, linebacker Steven Sylvester and defensive tackle Logan Walls – Pauline doesn't expect any to be drafted. In his view, he gives Sylvester the best chance of signing as an undrafted free agent, followed by Jones, Peeples and Peters.
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April 24th, 2012
9:23 am
April 24th, 2012
9:32 am
Best of luck to Hill and all of these GT players. Hopefully they will all be given a chance somewhere. Thanks for the coverage Ken.
April 24th, 2012
9:37 am
Best of luck to Stephen Hill! With all of the draft day trading, it's not inconceivable that a team with a high 2nd round pick might move into the 1st round before SF.
Good luck to the other Seniors…hopefully one gets drafted. I strongly believe Tyler Melton will stick on an NFL roster (a la Kevin Cone) and there's good chances for Roddy Jones and Jason Peters.
April 24th, 2012
9:42 am
Best of luck to Hill. As for the Jackets, it will improve recruiting to see Hill go a first rounder.
April 24th, 2012
9:44 am
Hopefully this season we will see Vad Lee connect with Stephen Hill's replacement (Jeff Greene). I think this will depend heavily on running out of the shotgun. 90% of our "old" triple option plays can still be run out of the shotgun. See video below:
April 24th, 2012
10:00 am
GT All Day: "Hopefully this season we will see Vad Lee connect with Stephen Hill's replacement (Jeff Greene)."
I'd be happy to see any of our QB's connect with Jeff Greene.
April 24th, 2012
10:31 am
I wish Stephen Hill all the best, I hope he goes in the mid 1st round, but if he doesn't hopefully later in that round. I hope he does real well, being that I hope it helps GT a lot also in their recruiting, I feel they need a lot of help, who knows, maybe the "O" changes a little and we put the ball in the air more.
April 24th, 2012
10:46 am
What a tremendous opportunity he has to realize his dreams. I must say, though, that if he is playing for the 49ers, there is no way I will be able to root for him!
April 24th, 2012
10:51 am
GS…Barca/Chelsea leg 2 today
I forgot to mention my most favorite haunt in Inman Park…the Albert!
April 24th, 2012
10:58 am
I'm jacked, FLJ! TiVo is set and I'll be tuning in as soon as I get home from work.
Went to the Albert during Inman Park Restaurant Week last year. I really liked it, too.
April 24th, 2012
11:19 am
Stephen may not make it to San Francisco based on over a dozen other mock drafts. I've seen several having him going to the Browns with their second pick, the Jets, the Texans, Da Bears, and even the Bengals. Heck, I've even seen a couple of crazy mocks having Stephen going to the Jaguars in the top ten. I've seen the Patriots, the Ravens, and even the Giants…Heck, there are so many smoke screens, for all anyone knows, Stephen may even slip into the second round, and the Rams or Colts will jump all over him.
April 24th, 2012
11:26 am
no point in going to Tech, just an education, no shot at the pros……..would love to see the Blues & Bayern in the final…….
April 24th, 2012
12:00 pm
Peeples, Jones and Melton all can play in the league. I could see Roddy considering Coaching depending on his Other Job Offers if the NFL doesn't give him a chance.
April 24th, 2012
12:02 pm
Good luck to Steven Hill. Also, if there were a way to ensure the others got drafted if he didn't, I would want that to be Roddy Jones. That guy will be successful in life no matter what. He doesn't need a three-year NFL career to be happy. Good luck to all though. I hope everyone signs a contract
April 24th, 2012
12:07 pm
"no point in going to Tech, just an education, no shot at the pros……..would love to see the Blues & Bayern in the final……."
Stephen Hill, Demaryius Thomas, Jon Dwyer, Anthony Allen, Derrick Morgan, Morgan Burnett, Cord Howard, and Kevin Cone would all like to disagree with you…it's just as good a school if any if you are an NFL-level prospect.
As for the soccer…I just can't see Chelsea holding on to a 1-goal advantage at the Nou Camp. Even though they have all the talent in the world, Chelsea cannot keep possession or get the number of chances like Barca can. Bayern, on the other hand, has a great shot at pulling the upset at the Bernabeu…but they have to score 2 or more to overcome Real's away goal. Again, very difficult. I see tomorrow's game going 2-1 Real and settled with PKs.
April 24th, 2012
12:13 pm
"Went to the Albert during Inman Park Restaurant Week last year. I really liked it, too."
GS…on the weekends I still think the albert does smoked wings and beef brisket. I highly recommend that…
April 24th, 2012
12:21 pm
@ FLJ…..I have to assume that juvenal was being sarcastic, because he IS a Tech fan. I met him at one of the games last Fall.
And somebody please tell me…. what is the Albert?
April 24th, 2012
12:28 pm
Any of you going to the ted for the game tonight?
I think I am going to meet Dawg48 and his wife at the game.
April 24th, 2012
12:31 pm
SS…The Albert is a bar in Inman Park I used to haunt a lot. The owner named the joint after her son…and is filled with all kinds of stuff about people with the name "Albert". I did trivia there for years (even when I briefly lived OTP). REALLY good food.
April 24th, 2012
12:34 pm
@ UOAD, is the game tonight? I thought it was tomorrow night. At any rate, two trips to Atlanta within a week is a bit too much for me these days
April 24th, 2012
12:34 pm
Thanks, FLJ……I've never heard of it before today
April 24th, 2012
12:36 pm
SUPER it is tonight at 7 pm and on TV @ FSN or Sports South.
April 24th, 2012
12:36 pm
Thanks, UOAD. I will definitely watch it then
April 24th, 2012
12:40 pm
Teddy G. is an athlete, but not exactly a great receiver…..Moss will (believe it or not) do better than many think. San-Fran is on the way up either way and it looks like a place this kid should go. Y'all can get good receivers…..now get a QB who can throw to them!
April 24th, 2012
12:55 pm
Super, sad how unappreciated Decimus Juvenalis is these days, (i.e., "Satires Of Juvenal")-his account of the ethical decline of Rome presages our own…FLJ, thought pk was still kickin' with shakira……
April 24th, 2012
12:57 pm
@ junvenal, if you hadn't disappeared from the blogs for the last 4 months, FLJ would have known better. Good to FINALLY have you back
April 24th, 2012
12:58 pm
juvenal…yup, if you can score Shakira then I do believe Mr. Pique has won in life. Iker Casillas supposedly has the world's hottest TV Reporter. Cristiano Ronaldo has an SI Swimsuit cover girl. I wonder what Messi can get…
April 24th, 2012
12:59 pm
"FLJ would have known better"
I'm like the guy who fired shots on Stonewall Jackson! Shame on me…
April 24th, 2012
1:02 pm
@ FLJ……Well, you lost me on the Shakira stuff, but the "fired shots on Stonewall Jackson" reference was funny
April 24th, 2012
1:05 pm
Time for lunch and some errands, guys. Y'all have fun
April 24th, 2012
1:06 pm
One of Barca's soccer players (Gerard Pique) is dating Shakira (who's probably the most popular singer/performer in the world – and pretty darn hot).
April 24th, 2012
2:27 pm
Who cares? Hill did nothing in college.
April 24th, 2012
2:35 pm
I'll be shocked if Melton doesn't end up on an NFL roster for at least a year.
April 24th, 2012
2:39 pm
CC, you clearly care, otherwise you wouldn't be on this blog.
Oh, and Hill did a lot in college, for one the amazing catch vs. Clemson this year that was a huge momentum-swing in that game.
April 24th, 2012
2:44 pm
"Who cares? Hill did nothing in college."
You're right. Except for leading the NCAA in YPC the last 2 seasons.
April 24th, 2012
2:50 pm
How many YPC did hill average in a game?
April 24th, 2012
2:52 pm
I think over 29 YPC…
April 24th, 2012
2:54 pm
29.3…but even that tells only part of the story of his effectiveness
April 24th, 2012
2:56 pm
"Who cares? Hill did nothing in college."
Neither did Terrell Davis or Antonio Gates. How 'bout we play a game. You take players based on collegiate statistics and I'll take players based on their tools. I think I know who's going to win.
April 24th, 2012
2:59 pm
How many Blocks did Hill Throw on those 1 play TD runs by our A-Backs? Hill's Blocks down field help account for q few TD runs.
I guess Hill isn't AJ Green. Hill didn't take plays off or do nothing when he was not going to get a pass.
April 24th, 2012
3:00 pm
GS…The Dolphins just signed a guy to play TE WHO NEVER PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL…and was 6 months into an Accounting career.
April 24th, 2012
3:03 pm
It happens with some frequency, FLJ, and so does the opposite – a player that dominated in college but can't do jack in the NFL. None of this should be surprising because they are different games.
April 24th, 2012
3:07 pm
I LOVE the Tony Gonzalez story. Better High School/College BBall player to a Hall of Fame Football TE.
April 24th, 2012
3:08 pm
I will also be keen to any further criticism of CPJ for his ability to recruit if Stephen Hill (ranked between the 24th-98th WR in the 2009 recruting class) is drafted ahead of Reuben Randle (ranked #1 WR by ESN in the 2009 recruiting class) of LSU.
April 24th, 2012
3:10 pm
"I LOVE the Tony Gonzalez story. Better High School/College BBall player to a Hall of Fame Football TE."
5150…Jimmy Graham only played 1 year of CFB after playing basketball at Miami.
dyk…Tony Gonzalez was Orange County, CA HS athlete of the year, an award he shared with…Tiger Woods
April 24th, 2012
3:15 pm
I do know the Graham story but did not know the Tony G & Tiger story.
April 24th, 2012
3:18 pm
It's because of Terrance Mathis, FLJ!
April 24th, 2012
3:25 pm
Terrance Mathis taught Stephen Hill how to be 6′4″ 215! He taught him how to run a 4.3! He taught him how to block! He taught him how to read coverage! Not just that, but…
He taught him how to line up onside! He taught him how to buckle his chin-strap! He taught him how to put one foot in front of the other! He taught him that after you take one breath…you take another one!
Terrance Mathis made Stephen Hill who he is today!
April 24th, 2012
3:29 pm
Everybody…keep occupying WnE on the "6 Spring observations" thread so that he doesn't come to this one
April 24th, 2012
3:32 pm
Super, swore off blogs for Lent……FLJ, since FCB is not playing Barca, it was REAL-ly also another joke….besides, Ken still hasn't commented on if my asking about the shotgun as far back as Doug(a fellow gooner) was why they started using it…….hope we play chelsea, barca ok, both fancy teams out would be Spains worst double defeat since Rocroi & the Armada…….depends on if the refs call it like they were wearing kilts, & not skirts…..


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A portrait of an African American woman in Victorian fashion. My guess is that this photograph was taken sometime in the 1860s when necklines rose and the bustle was more noticeable. Fashion historians have also observed that skirt fronts flattened out (also drawing more attention to the bustle) from the 1850s to the 1860s.
There's no information about the woman but from the photograph, we can speculate that she's quite privileged relative to other African American women in this period (the Civil War era). Her dress and fan (a symbol of leisure) as well as the fact of the portrait itself are all indications that she was well-off - again, in relation to most other African American women.
Addendum: OF ANOTHER FASHION readers demonstrate, once again, the brilliance of social media and collaborative knowledge production. Thank you all for pointing me to the Harper Collection at Florida Memory Project where this photograph (and so many more) are archived. In addition to learning about the photographer, Alvan S. Harper, I learned that the photograph was taken after the 1880s and the dresses and accessories were likely borrowed from Harper's studio.
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Upstate receives $200,000 for breast cancer research
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five area women who have died from breast cancer—including three sisters—are among those being honored by the Carol M. Baldwin Fund for Breast Cancer Research through special grants awarded to Upstate Medical University.
The grants, named for the women, total $200,000 and help fund ongoing breast cancer research at Upstate's Cancer Research Institute.
"Our ultimate goal in finding a cure for breast cancer is still elusive and the disease continues to take the lives of our grandmothers, moms, sisters and daughters," said Elizabeth Baldwin, executive director of the Baldwin Fund. "But we will not be deterred in our fight against this disease. The research support we provide in the names of these women will help us battle this disease for future generations of women."
The research grants honor a trio of sisters: Nancy J. Schwenn Mack, of Cortland who died in 2008 at age 45; Pamela J. Schwenn Davis of Carlisle who died in 2000 at 45, and Cynthia J. Schwenn Keelhar of Dryden, who died in 1993 at age 40. All women endured numerous cancer treatments and surgeries, including mastectomies and stem cell transplants.
Also honored by the breast cancer research grants are Marsha Baris, who died in 2009 at age 49, and Eleanor Sawmiller Schardt, who died in 2002 at age 78.
Grants to support the endowed lectureships on breast cancer research are being made in the honor of two cancer survivors: Lynn Conroy of Cazenovia and Lynn Schween Johnson, sister the three Schween sisters who died from breast cancer. Upon encouragement of her sisters, Lynn had a bilateral mastectomy after she was genetically tested and found to be a significant risk for breast cancer. Lynn credits her genetic testing with saving her life. The lectureships are delivered annually at Upstate by leading researchers into the breast cancer.
"We are grateful for the Baldwin Fund's continued support for Upstate's breast cancer research program," said Debashis Ghosh, MSc, Ph.D., Upstate professor of pharmacology and a member of the Cancer Research Institute faculty. "These funds, in the names of those who have died and survived breast cancer, remind us of the toll a diagnosis of cancer has on families and help us in our pursuit for finding better treatments and ultimately a cure."
The Baldwin Fund will likely raise additional money for Upstate through its annual Ride for Research, to be held Sept. 11. The ride begin at the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in downtown Syracuse and feature participation of more than 600 motorcyclists, who are expected to raise more than $80,000. In addition to the ride, a 2011 merlot-colored Harley Davidson, provided by Performance Harley-Davidson of Syracuse, will be raffled off to benefit breast cancer research.
Since the 2002, the Baldwin Fund has contributed more than $2 million to Upstate researchers.
"My mother has always said that 'together we will win the fight against breast cancer,'" said Beth Baldwin. "We are so grateful for everyone's support in helping us in this battle."
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For President Obama, A lesson In Brand Buildingby Derrick Daye
The campaign that won Barack Obama the Presidency is often likened to a 'master class' in brand and marketing strategy. There were logos, slogans, ads, and emotions, all in service of an overarching promise of hope and change. But lately, Obama's brand has taken a major hit. From his detractors, we hear familiar accusations of socialism and choruses of "I told you so." And from his supporters, we hear pangs of regret and disappointment. Somehow, a focused campaign that inspired millions has given birth to a brand that is unclear, unpopular, and ineffective.
Just as the best brands in the world gain inspiration from categories far removed from their own (Method co-founder Eric Ryan visits furniture trade shows in Paris and Tokyo for design inspiration), President Obama should step outside the boundaries of politics and look to businesses to understand how to resuscitate his brand.
In this weekend's New York Times, neuroscientist and political consultant Drew Westen diagnoses several potential causes of Obama's decline. One shift Westen points out is the President's lack of passionate storytelling. Instead of using the universal language of story to simplify complex issues and reframe endless political bickering into clear moral and ethical narratives, the President continues to speak in dry, character-less platitudes. Here, Obama can learn from brands as diverse as Jack Daniels and Chanel. These brands were, from the start, grounded in rich myths and stories that link intangible entities to tangible eras, people, and places, be they rebels in the deep South or fashionistas in turn-of-the-century Paris. Through stories, people – be they 'consumers' or 'voters' – are able to connect to abstract concepts, but also to other people with whom the stories resonate. From shared stories spring tight-knit communities (think Harley Davidson), but as this Presidency has shown us, story-less leadership can just as quickly dilute and disintegrate the inspired communities that brands (and nations) need to survive.
The absence of storytelling is closely related to another shortfall that Westen points out in his article: the President's over-willingness to please everybody. Though Obama's quest for consensus and compromise is in many ways admirable, it has also come at the expense of any sort of clear, bold, point of view. By trying to find common ground with all parties, Obama has lost himself. What the best and most valuable brands in the world show us is that, not only it is ok to be polarizing and non-universal, but it is also desirable. If you are polarizing, it probably means you know who you are, what you stand for, and who your most ardent followers are. You don't waste time trying to inauthentically satisfy those who have absolutely no connection to your brand values and instead work tirelessly to add value to the lives of those who do.
At the same time as Dove has taken a stand that invites women to embrace their natural beauty, a brand like Olay reminds them that beauty takes work. While Apple celebrates all things cool and high in design, Microsoft strives to relate to the average, quirky Joe for whom Apple is elitist and intimidating. And in what is perhaps the most self-confident advertising campaign of all time, Miracle Whip greets lovers and haters alike with open arms. None of these brands are 'right' or 'wrong' – they just are who they are.
For Obama, the lesson here is that he must find himself and his point of view before trying to please anybody else. Collectively, the brands I have described probably cover a large portion of the U.S.'s (if not the world's) population, but notice how no single brand tries to appeal to the entire population on its own – doing so would likely lead to consumer confusion, a loss of focus, and diluted brand equity. Can anyone imagine a company like Apple asking for consumer permission to introduce a new product or launch a new innovation? When you know who you are and what you stand for, your story practically writes itself. If Obama takes the time to look inward and rediscover the purpose of his campaign and his Presidency, it will become clear which policies he must support, which decisions he must make, and which stories he must tell. His point of view will no doubt alienate some, but judging by his dismal approval rating, it's clear that having no point of view (or a generic one) is a far worse situation to be in.
For those who doubt that this kind of philosophy could ever permeate an institution as large, complex, and entrenched as the U.S. government, we can once again look to an inter-category example for inspiration. There has been much debate about whether Procter & Gambles viral Old Spice campaign has had any sustainable impact on sales or equity, but in my mind, the importance of that campaign transcends any ROI calculation. As Andrew McMains notes in his Adweek article, it was the seismic shift in internal processes and behaviors leading up to that campaign that should be recognized.
In the spirit of Old Spice's point of view – celebrating 'male confidence and savoir faire' – P&G temporarily walked away from its rigorous ad testing procedures that ensured safe, universally-pleasing ads and instead took a creative, risky, and intuitive approach to bringing the "The man your man could smell like" campaign to life. The ads certainly didn't please everyone, but they brought a dying brand back to life, generated extraordinary buzz and industry recognition, and proved that even a 170-year-old, 80-billion-dollar company could benefit from looking inward, telling memorable stories, and embracing the reality that it can't always please everybody. Only when Barack Obama does the same will he be the 'President we knew he could be like.'
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Excellent post on two levels. Stories enable us to relate to abstraction and a the more fundamental marketing truth – you can't be all things to all people or you'll be nothing to anyone!
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on August 08th, 2011 said
Great article! The brand examples used frame up the source of Obama's trouble… he has lost his tribe. He has no clear target to aim his message at.
In the recent weeks he has demonized "private jet owners and big oil companies" as tax cheats. Yet he invites the same crew to his big birthday bash fund-raiser. Cash is king.
The hypocrisy of all politicians destroys their "brand value".
Mr. Obama has failed his own "positioning" that so brilliantly won his election. In my opinion, this will be fatal to his re-election.
Eric eloquently points out some of the fundamentals of successful brand strategy – define your brand and then consistently deliver on your brand promise. I think what's unique to brands in the political space is that your competition has the capability and intent of blocking you from delivering on that promise. Change vs. No Change. Change while desperately needed and a popular notion is hard. That's why the future often looks much like the past.
- Derrick
The biggest mistake about the Obama brand is the understanding of what a brand is. His campaign was just that – a campaign. His brand is entirely something different. Perhaps he never had a brand when all of the hoopla around the Obama masterclass in branding began? He was so young and so new to everyone when this whole fiasco began that nobody knew anything about him except that he gave one good speech a few years back. You can't just say you have a brand… people have to feel it and be familiar with it for longer than a moment. Three years into it, we're all feeling his brand (he really has one now)… and unfortunately most of us don't seem to like it.
I'm a business owner who comes here for some marketing wisdom. What I see as Obama's failure has more to do with his substance than his style – he won over the masses with grand promises that doomed him to failure. Everyone took "Hope and Change" to mean something unique to them – great so far, but then when no one actually got the hope and change that they envisioned they have been left disillusioned. His detractors can say "we told you so" because he is what we thought he was, and his supporters are left wondering why they didn't get what they were promised. I learned early that you should never promise what you can't (or won't) deliver; there's nothing worse than getting everyone into your business and then have them leave upset. No marketing guru can fix that.


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How schnapps, herring, and bowtie cookies became standard fare in shul—and why they're making a comeback
When I was growing up in the 1980s and '90s, the Saturday morning kiddush at my mainline Conservative synagogue in suburban Chicago was a delightfully elaborate affair: Manischewitz wine, gefilte fish, fruit platters, and plates of Hydrox chocolate sandwich cookies. Add a bar or bat mitzvah sponsor, and the selection swelled to include egg salad, bagels and cream cheese, and frosted pastel petit fours that got recycled the following week without ever growing stale.
It's a far cry from the kiddush at my independent minyan in the liberal heart of Brownstone Brooklyn, which these days seems to bend any way the congregation wants it to: organic grape juice, hummus and pita chips, homemade cookies, artisanal cheese and olives, and bags of Veggie Booty for the gluten-free kids.
But a century ago, a kiddush in one traditional Ashkenazi synagogue more or less resembled any other, centering around three unchangeable foods: pickled herring, kichel (an egg cookie), and schnapps or whiskey. This humble and decidedly odd trifecta was, for years, synonymous with kiddush, the breakfast and social hour that follows Saturday-morning services. But while eating herring and crumbly, puffed cookies at kiddush might seem like a tradition older than Moses himself, it's a surprisingly recent creation. "It's actually an American invention," said Gil Marks, author of The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food. It turns out, the kiddush my grandparents' generation enjoyed eating (and tucking into their purses—"for later") was a specific product of its time and place—an edible bridge between old world and new. And like many things from that generation that have since fallen out of style, the old-fashioned kiddush has recently begun to enjoy a modest resurgence.
The practice of making Kiddush (a prayer, literally meaning "sanctifying") over wine as part of the Friday-night Sabbath meal likely dates back to 500 BCE. In third-century Babylonia, communities began reciting Kiddush in the synagogue so that travelers, who before the advent of hotels spent their entire Sabbath there, had an opportunity to hear the blessing. The Talmud explains: "Why must he [the Reader] recite Kiddush in the synagogue? In order to acquit travelers of their obligation, for they eat, drink, and sleep in the synagogue" (Pesachim 101a).
The Talmudic rabbis also instituted a Kiddush to be recited Saturday morning (right before lunch), though it never acquired the same ritual significance as Friday night. Because of this, Marks writes, Saturday's Kiddush "may be recited over either wine or any drink considered chemer hamedinah (any meaningful national beverage)," while Friday night's Kiddush must be said over the holiest of Jewish drinks: wine (or grape juice).
In early 20th-century America, Kiddush with a capital "K" (the blessing) gave rise to kiddush with a lowercase "k" (the social hour). Community leaders began to understand the importance of the synagogue as a place for congregants to rest and form relationships—especially for hardworking immigrants in a new and unfamiliar country. Meanwhile, Marks told me, "people were becoming more ignorant of certain traditions," so synagogues responded by institutionalizing some rituals once designated for home. My father-in-law, Chaim Fruchter, remembers his rebbetzin mother "doing her best to make a nice sit-down kiddush to give congregants the Shabbat experience they would not have at home."
From a gastro-sociological level, the development of kiddush makes perfect sense: Whenever Jews and socializing meet, a little nosh is likely to follow. But the specific nosh that emerged (herring, kichel, and schnapps) was no accident. "Early 20th-century synagogues rarely had kitchens, let alone iceboxes or refrigeration," Marks said. So, foods that traveled well and kept for long periods of time, like pickled fish, were ideal.
Because Kiddush is supposed to be said in association with a meal, that nosh also had to be substantial. Hence the kichel, an egg cookie sprinkled with sugar that, like other cookies, cakes, and other nonbread grain foods, requires one to say a mizonot blessing, bumping up its status to a near-meal. In a move that might horrify some contemporary taste buds, kiddush-goers would top the kichel with a juicy bite of fish and eat them together as a sweet, briny sandwich. And then there was the schnapps. Brought over from Eastern Europe, where it was regarded as chemer hamedinah, schnapps and whiskey were considered suitable ritual substitutes for wine. Never mind the whole issue about drinking early in the day; these drinks tasted like home.
This kiddush trio lasted without much variation through the 1950s, at least in traditional Ashkenazi synagogues. Jonathan Sarna, a professor of Jewish history at Brandeis, told me that Reform temples provided an exception to the rule: There, they typically served "sweet wine and cake" in place of the old country foods, and preferred to call their kiddush gatherings by the less-ritualized term "collation."
Starting in the 1950s, though, things began to change all over. As Jewish communities acculturated, spread out, and climbed the social ladder, the synagogue kiddush followed suit, becoming increasingly elaborate. Instead of just herring, one also started to find more expensive items like lox, sable, and whitefish. (By then, refrigeration was widespread.) "Synagogues displayed their affluence, and proved that they had made it in America, by hosting lavish kiddushes," said Sarna. For individuals and families, sponsoring kiddush for a bar mitzvah, engagement, or other occasion became "an opportunity to display one's success in a sanctioned environment," said Jenna Weissman Joselit, a professor of history and Jewish studies at George Washington University.
People's tastes changed, too. "By the time the baby boomers came around, chocolate chip cookies were common, even in kosher bakeries," said Marks. "Compare that to kichel and you're going for the chocolate chip!" Meanwhile, in his book The Gift of Rest, Sen. Joseph Lieberman notes that, over time, the cheap blended whiskeys of his youth have been upgraded to "a fine array of single-malt scotches which … have become to some as Jewish as bagels and lox."
The kosher revolution of the late 20th century, during which a slew of food companies acquired a hekhsher for the first time, further affected the traditional kiddush. Marks cites the kosher certification of Entenmann's in the early 1980s as a watershed moment in kiddush history. Before that time, synagogues relied on local kosher bakeries, if there were any, to provide cookies and other sweets. But with their kosher stamp of approval and broad distribution, Entenmann's crumb cakes, pecan Danish rings, and marble loaf cakes quickly took over. "At my shul in Richmond, Va., the kiddush ladies would buy a bunch of Entenmann's on sale and stick them in the freezer," he said.
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4 Dr SLT 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
back and forth to work/school
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No Long Road Trips — very sturdy has its shakes and squells, but for a 2000 with 155,000 i can live with it. havent found something it cant pull. i used to mud it so things broke in the past. recently i just been goin through battery terminals. great on power horse power and torque. factory syling was before its time but still looks good other than body damage. it gets about 12 mpg's and its the funnest thing to drive.
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Reliable — This Truck has lots and lots of power. I Have never toped this truck i have had it 120 plus... The disadvantages about this Truck is that it likes to suck the gas. I put 75 Dollars in gas and i can go to Lonoke and back and us half a tank of gas.
Primary Use: Utility (towing boats, transporting cargo, etc.)
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr SLT 4WD Standard Cab SB Review
? — quick acceleration, handles nice, needed a lot of repairs: ball joints, alternator, radiator hose, muffler, universal joints, and springs. Interior is nice, low mileage (60,000). fair on gas mileage no rust, painted the entire undercarriage with used motor oil to prevent rust.
Primary Use: Utility (towing boats, transporting cargo, etc.)
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4 Dr SLT Extended Cab SB Review
Great Truck
Love My Truck — Love Love Love Love Love my truck!!! Will buy another Dodge truck when I retire this one. Handles great, get's good milage for a truck. Only problem is some stupid person backed into my tailgate with their tailgate down and gave my baby a dent.
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr ST 4WD Standard Cab LB Review
Powerful, built solid, handling.
Fuel economy.
2000 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2l 4x4 — Fuel economy takes a hit being that it's a 5.2L, but even for that engine, after some basic mods, the mileage isn't too bad. Very powerful, 4x4 will get you out of anywhere, handling is sturdy and takes bumps and holes no problem. Definitely recommend this truck to other Dodge lovers, the "older" styles are the more solid built of the Dodge's.
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4 Dr ST Extended Cab SB Review
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2000 Ram 1500 — its a badazz truck. Had a few problems with it though. I've owned it for 3 years and have put 12K miles on it. I have so far replaced...3 rear U-joints, brakes and rotors, 2 O2 sensors, brake lines, 4 tires, ECM. and other regular maint. stuff. Truck drives fabulous but is a money pit. Is my first chyrsler product and most likely my last. Overall the truck will do anything you want it to..but be prepared to pay for it.
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr SLT Extended Cab SB Review
It's a DERRRRGE
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the power
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Buy Dodge — the truck has power and then some i went with the 5.9 so i suffer gas milage at the expense of pulling power . it has a really smooth transmission and ride as well the accoustics are awesome and the extra doors in the back r helpfull
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 2 Dr WS Standard Cab SB Review
Seats were pretty good, vinyl floor perfect for tar and mud
Engine, transmission, brakes, ride
Work Only — Bought this truck in September 2006 just because it was perfect for my job. No frills, no thrills, no performance. The 3.9 litre V6 was gutless, the 4-speed auto was frail, the ride was much worse than I think a truck should have. But to just look at it, I made the right choice. I had it 5 months when I fell asleep driving home from work and the truck was no more.
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2000 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 4 Dr SLT 4WD Extended Cab SB Review
cuz its fun and durable, u can drive off the road with it, lol
no reason to avoid a dodge ram pickup, u crazy?
Not A Fast Car But Its Still A Good Truck And Im Satisfied — not fast enough, has too many scratches, wish it was black with black interior. Fun to drive cuz its loud and cars may get scared. And its 4x4 so its good in winter. I love how its 4 door, and its practical except the gas mileage but its not too bad. got 120k miles on it but still runs great! So shut up all u dodge haters
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Great Vehicle, Wish It Had Better Gas Mileage
This truck has everything i wanted in a truck. The only catch is the amont of gas i use. I drive 75 miles a day and am getting 12.4 miles to the gallon. other than that, the truck is great. Read More
Best Looking Truck On The Road Today!
I like just about everything about it. I wish the transmission would shift quicker and more positively. Chrysler engineers should make the sunroof wider, maybe add a panoramic. Shopping for a new one... Read More
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I have liked the look of the Rams and after checking out Ford and Chevy (was previously a Chevy guy) went for my 09 1500 4WD. Just love the power (but not gas mileage) and looks of the truck but Ra... Read More
I Love This Truck For It's Spacious Interior And Performance.
I bought this truck as a replacement for our previous minivan with a double duty as a boat hauler. The truck is awesome to drive and in the Laramie trim has all of the modern gadgets making it favorit... Read More
2008 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Reviews
Perfect Work Truck, As Well As Daily Commuter.
I love this car, It works perfectly for my every day use and it also works well for my sister who has a horse and trailer to pull. Its durable and has yet to have any problems throughout its 140000 mi... Read More
There is a clicking sound from tbe right front tire its the sway bar link. I have the part but havent had to to replace it and the right tailing has been hit other than that its a good trucj Read More
2007 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Reviews
Awesome Truck
Its got pipes that rumble like a sexy growl, its jacked up for all that fun in the mud, its got room enough for my husband, myself and our 4 kids, has a spray in bedliner, towing package, is 4 wheel d... Read More
Classic Dodge Ram Comfort, Power And Elegance
There is nothing to dislike about this truck. It has been faithful and problem free since day one. There is plenty of interior space and plenty of cargo space in the back. Fuel economy has improved... Read More
2006 Dodge Ram Pickup 1500 Reviews
Wow What A Pickup
I like every thing about it ride nice steer nice on dirt and asphalt had nice traction in mud and snow pulled trailers with big loads on and did not have any problems pulling it at all dodge is the b... Read More
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With all the interior room this has, it has been a great family truck. The back seat area is every bit as big as the front. At more than 4 tons and four wheel drive, this beast doesn't lose traction o... Read More


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