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...
by admin | Jun 28, 2010 | Pale Hose Blog
Recently I was comparing two clients. Both are multiple outlet retailers, both are in similar markets, and both had initially pursued comparable marketing plans. The difference was, one (we’ll call Company A) was thriving and one (Company B) was struggling and...