The home improvement industry is plagued by many interesting individuals that really do not have the consumers’ best interests in mind. From marketing schemes, to inferior products, to questionable business actions; the “here today, gone tomorrow” mentality of some of my industry comrades can be quite embarrassing. There are many issues that help set the [...]
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Stay thirsty, my friends!
May 3, 2012 by Doug
The Most Interesting Man in the World is an advertising campaign for the Dos Equis brand of beer. The ads feature an actor by the name of Johnathan Goldsmith, whose claim, through the ad campaign, is his hilarious and intriguing personality aspects. The narrator of the commercials explains that The Most Interesting Man in the World, “once [...]
It’s all in the numbers.
March 22, 2012 by Doug
I made my annual trek to St. Paul two weeks ago for the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. It is a journey that I enjoy….a time to relax, reflect, and recharge. This year’s tournament was exceptional. It was truly an “experience” that will last a life time. According to the Minnesota State High School League, [...]
Meet the difference makers…..Bruce Dolezal
March 6, 2012 by Doug
For 275 episodes, (from 1982 to 1993) Norm Peterson, the ever loving, beer sipping, accountant in the television show, Cheers, would wander into the local watering hole, with all of the patrons shouting, “Norm!” He would follow up with some great one-liners, that still, to this day, bring a smile to my face. “Normy” as [...]
