I’ve taken part in several weddings over the past few years, and as often happens, I couldn’t help but notice all of the promotional products involved.
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Author: Kyle A. Richardson
Presidents Day Promotions
THE UNIFORM MONDAY Holiday Act was signed into law on June 28, 1968, mandating that certain federal holidays be moved from fixed dates to specifically designated Mondays. Why, you may ask, would the government spend taxpayer time and money moving holidays from their traditional dates to arbitrarily assigned Mondays?
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George Clooney is better dressed than you. Yes, he has movie-star looks and more money than several third-world countries, but the secret to his success is the suit—the man practically sleeps in a three-piece. Aside from style, there’s an air of authority and respectability associated with a suit. In essence, he’s made a career out of being dapper.
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Pilsner. Lager. Porter. Imperial stout. Irish stout. English pale ale. India pale ale. Scotch ale. Brown ale. Golden ale. Wheat beer. Barleywine. Maibock. Doppelbock. Dubbel. Tripel. Quadrupel.
Read MoreOpen House
Home prices plummeting. Foreclosures rising. Mortgages defaulting. Banks collapsing. New construction slowing. Loans vanishing. Credit nonexistent. Financial apocalypse imminent.
Read MoreThe New Boss
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) was passed by both houses of Congress on Feb. 13, 2009 and signed four days later by President Obama. The proposed antidote to a financial crisis that has left the nation gasping for breath since September 2008, the law seeks to revitalize the American economy by allocating $787 billion to a variety of areas including infrastructure maintenance, aid to state and local government, welfare assistance, environmental initiatives, and energy independence programs.
Read MoreDoctor, Doctor, Give Me The News
ZINC TABLETS TO bolster the immune system. Calcium pills for osteoporosis. Iron supplements for producing hemoglobin. Beta-keratin because people always mention it on television, even though no one knows what it is. Multivitamins with vitamins A, C, D and about 200 different kinds of B. Anti-histamines. Anti-histamine blockers, just in case those anti-histamines get out of control. Vitamin E. Ephedra. Fluoride. Ginseng. And that’s just what people take daily when they are well. An apple a day doesn’t cut it anymore. As understanding about the human body increases, so too does reliance on the medical industry. What is healthful today may be harmful tomorrow, and
Read MoreA little off the top
BAD HAIRCUT, MAYBE. Or it could have been a downpour of rain, sleet, snow or a combination of the three. Possibly the snooze button was pressed one (or two, or three) too many times and there was no opportunity to get ready for work. Whatever the reason, most people have, at some point, been thankful for that often-neglected hat. Everyone has one: The hat sitting in the closet above the sad-puppy sweater mom gave on the last birthday (still with a price tag on it) and the acid-wash jeans that have been hiding since ‘88 (they might come back in style). Sooner
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