My father told me that hard work and common sense were the keys to success in life. And as I walked through the doors of current marketing on my first day, I reflected on his advice. What is common sense? Common sense may be construed as the pursuit of non-stupidity. Interestingly a search for “stupid” […]
It’s a phrase that’s been used around the office quite a bit over the years as technology has gotten more and more advanced & crept into our daily lives. With the official announcement of Apple’s 3rd generation iPhone looming, speculation of its improvements has been rampant on various blogs & chat rooms. In addition to
We are the Jetsons Read More »
Wow, what a blast! Blast of wind that is. 120 mph and one of the most fun sports I have ever tried. Of course we weren’t jumping out of an actual plane. We were floating in a very controlled environment called a vertical wind tunnel and we had our “flight instructor” right there with us,
Flowers. Of course I love flowers. I love the soil more. I want to roll in it. Bury my nose in it. Dig in it. Dig, dig, dig. They’re all over MY Courtyard. Pots brimming with soil. Begging me to rearrange them. I finally did. I tried to hide the evidence. They knew. They fussed.
Stop and smell the flowers…with Mona Read More »
OK, so I went on my social networking safari and thank goodness I didn’t adopt someone else’s opinion as my own. I chose to join only the social networks from “Top 10 Most Beautiful Social Networks” that suited me. I joined Pownce, Beautiful Society and Virb; all the while still a member of MySpace and
Pretty neat, pretty boring, pretty slow….. but just plain pretty? No! Read More »
I don’t know about you, but there are few things I love more than a good old-fashioned clash of cultures. And the culture I find myself most fascinated with/confused by is Japanese pop culture. I don’t really understand Hello Kitty or PokeMon, Anime cartoons confuse me and Japanese horror movies give me nightmares. (I’m not
Every year for the past 4 summers we have instituted Partner Days. It made sense to me to control those desires that come about when one wakes up and decides today is too beautiful to go to work. What if we planned for hooky? What if every other week half the staff had Fridays off?
Partner Days: The Answer to Hooky Read More »
The annual Run for the Roses came and went last weekend and with it went the Kentucky Derby Festival chaos that we always welcome in our shop. I’m sure we’d all like to say we are cooling down after the Race, but no such luck! We are in full gallop on a ton of new
And down the stretch they come… Read More »
I’m baaaaaaack! Miss me? Miss me? Huh? Huh? What’s on the floor? It’s cool & slippery. A slip & slide? For me? For me? Ooooops! I watered it. Y not? Y banner. Uh-oh. My bad. Mom’s mad. It looked like grass. The kid was cute & splashing Y not?
Y Not? Mona's back! Read More »
I decided a long time ago that if I were ever in charge of a group of people, I would not treat them the way that many of my bosses treated me. The early days of my career as a graphic artist were spent chained to an art table cranking out production work-as fast as
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Ed brings 15 years of traditional and digital media sales experience to the agency, giving us a perspective most agencies don’t have. When he’s not working or seeking new knowledge, Ed hangs out with his wife, two kids, two dogs, one cat, and a hamster. And yes, the cat and hamster are best friends.
