by Dennis Downing | Jun 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
A paraphrase of a John Lennon lyric is “aging is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”. People seem to be extremely busy living life nowadays. We work, manage families and households, we tackle problems that life deals us, we play, and even relax from...
by Dennis Downing | Apr 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our last article centered on companies using the “life changing” marketing ploy in their advertising as a new way to endear their products to new prospective buyers. It got me wondering what is making these ad companies presume that we all need our lives...
by Dennis Downing | Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week I swear I heard an ad on the radio about how a company’s oil change was life changing! I started laughing because what I hadn’t realized until I heard that, is that “life changing” is the buzz word in marketing today. Life changing diets, teeth whitening,...
by Dennis Downing | Mar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Probably every young person has, at one time or another, heard “Well dear, that is just the ‘way of the world’”. This response is a catch-all response for things that are hard to explain; aren’t pleasant; or for things that have been a certain way for a long time for...
by Dennis Downing | Dec 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
According to Consumer Reports over 50% of Americans are taking prescription medication in this country. Pharmaceuticals are a $450 billion industry. Medications do a lot of good for so many people, but most of us would agree that we are an over-prescribed nation. This...
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