A Change of Status Two

Posted on November 16, 2015August 27, 2020 by Simon

“The Paramount concern of man is status: how to achieve it, how to display it.” Tom Wolfe, author Status is already being displayed in vacations. More and more will be spent on experiences... Read More

A Change of Status

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Simon

It appears that people are buying less things and more experiences. Observation from Disneyland Big implications for where the money is flowing most freely. ... Read More

Fashions Change

Posted on November 1, 2015November 1, 2015 by Simon

We all know that fashions change in clothing and fashions change in cars. But do we also all know that fashions also change in kitchens, trade dress and postcards. The changes are influenced by tech... Read More

Hope and Change 2016 Edition

Posted on October 3, 2015October 12, 2015 by Simon

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou American Poet Memorable slogans win marke... Read More

Climate Change and Butter

Posted on July 6, 2014June 27, 2014 by Simon

Since the 1970’s Nutritionists and Doctors have been warning about the dangers of fat. Butter was deemed to be a particularly insidious danger and its usage was discouraged. Now the same Nut... Read More

Interchangeable Beauty

Posted on April 23, 2011April 23, 2011 by Simon

My facebook friend David Gross is having a Freeway Interchange Beauty Contest. Click on the link above and enter your favorite. There will be categories like classic beauty and largest footprint. This... Read More

Fiji Change 1

Posted on April 9, 2011April 9, 2011 by Simon

In 1987 we went to Australia with the girls to visit my Grandmother. We stopped in Fiji on the way and stayed at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It looked like this: Today the same hotel is called the Wa... Read More

Word Change

Posted on December 10, 2010December 10, 2010 by Simon

In my life time the word “gay” has had a dramatic meaning shift. “Gay” used to mean “exuberantly happy”. Now it is an informal word for homosexual. I’m ... Read More

HOPEchangeHOPEchange

Posted on November 4, 2008November 12, 2008 by Simon

As the returns are starting to come in the probable election of Barack Obama to the presidency and the concurrent control of both houses of the Congress by the liberal wing of the Democrat party makes... Read More

A Change of Sign is A Sign of Change

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Simon

The Library at PJTC is in the back corner of Wolhman Hall. It is around the corner from Knell Chapel and next to the entrance to the apartment. The SCKML entrance The old sign This sign was made by a ... Read More

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