Beyond the Pale Light

Beyond the Pale Light

One author describes that long ago in tribal communities, individuals who did not share the tribe’s values, beliefs or customs were culturally isolated by being placed outside the camp, “beyond the pale light” of the tribal bonfire. One can only...
Beyond the Pale Light

Brick Phones are Back!…Kinda

Remember the classic Motorola “brick” cell phone? The one with the 5-inch long black antenna? Remember when having a pocket LCD TV was high-tech…then when having a small, thin cell phone was the “thing?” As more and more of us give up traditional cell phones and...
A Consumer’s Retail Tactical Advantage

A Consumer’s Retail Tactical Advantage

My brother-in-law operates several parcel delivery routes in what is considered one of the most economically distressed areas in our country. I routinely ask him how his business volume is doing – thinking it would exhibit the same down trends as the official...