by admin | May 23, 2011 | Pale Hose Blog
Last month, 23 million Americans and perhaps billions more around the world tuned in to watch the wedding of Prince William and “commoner” Kate Middleton. If the population of the United KIngdom is around 62 million, how does one account for all the other...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Pale Hose Blog
Awhile back, a client looked me in the eye and said, “I don’t need to advertise. I’m on Facebook and Twitter and I can create a buzz any time I want.” I walked out and spent the rest of the day laughing because, (a) This client made the bulk of...
by admin | Feb 28, 2011 | Pale Hose Blog
On February 14th, the missus walked in from work and asked, “What are we doing for dinner?” What with it being Valentine’s Day and me knowing she’d had a hard day, I thoughtfully responded, “Well, what special Valentines dinner are you...
by admin | Feb 7, 2011 | Pale Hose Blog
Super Bowl XLV (that’s 45 for those of you don’t speak Roman) is in the books, Jerry Jones has once again demonstrated he’s a greedy jackass, and all the ads have been run, enjoyed, lauded, dissed, and dissected. And, while everyone has their...
by admin | Nov 17, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
(OK, so the title sounds like self-help/motivational drivel, but in this case, there’s an actual point, so play along!) A couple weeks back, I was stopped at a traffic light and, as I waited for it to turn green, I glanced over at the quick-lube/oil change place...
by admin | Oct 5, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
(Important note: I’m not a Grateful Dead fan nor do I own a Grateful Dead album, digital download, anything tie-dyed, and I’ve never, ever enjoyed a hallucinogenic substance). The following was inspired by a chance listen to a classic radio station (thank...
by admin | Aug 24, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
Though I consider myself a beer snob, somehow my mind recently troweled up Zima from its’ dark recesses. Anyone remember that stuff? If you’ve managed to repress your memory of it, I’m sorry to bring it back up (although, if you were like me,...
by admin | Jul 15, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
Bicycling long distances is all about cadence, or that pace at which one can comfortably turn the pedals at even speed. It’s different for every cyclist and, for people like me who inevitably lose fitness over the winter, it can take time to find that comfort...
by admin | Jul 6, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
Many years ago, I was sitting in a meeting of a client discussing what to do for their first anniversary. This client was a brewpub (then a hot, new concept) in a warehouse entertainment district and all the club’s managers, owners, and investors were present....
by admin | Jul 2, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
If you’ve looked around He’s Not A Poet, you may have noticed me occasionally waxing non-poetic on bicycling and pro bike racing. And now that the 2010 Tour de France is almost upon us, it’s time for my annual post on what pro cycling can teach us...