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Topics of Interest or Without Substance?  Let me know Your Take. I have been all over Samsung for their product issues regarding their flying washing machine tops and burning phones.  Now Mercedes-Benz, long known for their “The best or nothing” promise, has recalled over 300,000 of their cars because of a part that may catch… Continue reading Short Takes to Start off the Month of March.

No Politics Please.  It’s Not Hawaii.  Football Instead of Family Guy. Jimmy Kimmel takes the mike later tonight for the 89th Academy Awards.  A celebration of Hollywood’s finest or a live worldwide platform for the red carpet walkers and Oscar winners to go into their political diatribe?  On the bright side, the 100 million worldwide… Continue reading 89th. Ice + Land. Turner Sports Makes a Play.

Drone Alert. Delta’s Free Food.  55,00 Coming to Bobby Dodd.  Power Hungry. Fast delivery from Amazon Prime is one thing but do you really want your package delivered by a drone parachuting the box into your backyard?  Competitive advantage and a high level of customer service is one thing but this may be taking turnaround time… Continue reading Incoming. Airplane Food. Hot Ticket. South Korean Woes.

Retraction.  Memories of a Tragic Event.  Good Food, Good People. In last week’s blog I ranted a bit about Lady Gaga and why the NFL selected her for the Super Bowl halftime show.  I mentioned lack of talent, etc., and I was wrong.  Lady Gaga’s performance, supported by tremendous production and execution, was actually a perfect… Continue reading Lady Gaga. WTC Experience. NYC. Updates.

National Holiday.  GAG, not Gaga.  $4B v $112m. Updates. Sunday’s Super Bowl LI (Richie, that is 51) brings together two of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League.  The game, telecast on FOX, starts with the ‘Super Bowl Kickoff” at 1pm followed by a four-hour pre-game show.  Yes, four hours of content that probably could be… Continue reading Take the Day Off. Halftime. Super Bowl v World Cup Final.

Note: I am traveling so I wanted to repost a justmytake from January of 2017 – more than five years ago. To date, I have received more comments from this post than any other…and really have no explanation why. Serena & Roger Rule.  Retailers Better Find a Way to Pivot.  Find a Real Cause. As a… Continue reading Dominance on the Courts. Retail Woes. March On This.

Let’s Go Private.  Houston Here We Come.  PETA Does a Number on Ringling Bros.  It was always interesting to watch the strange behavior of people once they arrive at an airport and proceed to check in and get through security.  I suppose the dynamics of packing and getting to the airport, as well as parking… Continue reading Airport Anxiety. Mr. Blank and the Falcons. Circus No More.

I Have a Dream.  Make Them Suffer.  Next Sunday’s Games. In the United States, a federal holiday is an authorized holiday which has been recognized and designated by the US government.  Tomorrow is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday that was instituted by the federal government thirty one years ago.  In my view, the States of the… Continue reading MLK Day. Cop Killers. The Road to the Super Bowl. Updates.

Serious Spend on Charles Manson.  I Can Be Wrong.  Online vs In-Store. Over 46 years ago he was charged with orchestrating the murders of seven people, including Sharon Tate, who was eight months pregnant and at that time the wife of movie director Roman Polanski (he is another story altogether).  Last week I learned that… Continue reading Helter Skelter. Football Weekend. Showrooms Only?

Richard, Cork the Whine!  Turning Retail into a Commodity.  You Can’t Be Serious.   Updates. From a very young age I have been a big fan and follower of the National Football League.  I was lucky enough to get exposed to pro football due to my father and brother and Miami landing an NFL franchise.  Similar… Continue reading Another Ungrateful Athlete. Checkout. No Class, No Dignity.