Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 10, 2008
The signs of Christmas are all around.
Retail stores have been invitingly decorated to lure consumers in – and once that task has been accomplished – managers are relying on the joyful strains of Christmas Carols overhead to seduce the whimsical shopper into a festive holiday mood.
Now, the consumer is all primed and ready to go!
Yes [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 10, 2008
In a post last week, I noted that a reporter – in the wake of the Proposition 8 debate – put forth the suggestion that “gays” take a queue from Latinos in the community who didn’t show up for work one day a few years ago to demonstrate how integral their presence was to the [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 10, 2008
Art Connoisseurs were a bit shocked when they ran smack-dab into actress Pamela Anderson casting a critical eye at a batch of canvasses on display at a gallery opening this past week.
The former “tool-time” gal and V.I.P. “it” poster bombshell must have been in a mad dash when she headed out for the – um – [...]
Posted by: Julian Ayrs on: December 10, 2008
Everyone was pretty much astounded this past week when Starbucks closed their doors mid-afternoon – posted an ominous sign on the door that said “Closed for Training” – and proceeded to leave their caffeine-deprived clients twistin’ in the wind.
How dare they!
Seemed like such an oddball thing to do – or just maybe – it was [...]
