Post-Christmas Do-It-Yourself Project Stymies Consumer Laggard
(Central Valley Business Times, December 2015) Laggards, in marketing lingo, are consumers that ride the tail end of the Diffusion Curve. Whether it’s computers,...
Too Bad Will Rogers Isn’t Around for the 2016 Election
“Politics is applesauce.” Will Rogers William Penn Adair “Will” Rogers (1879 –1935) was a Cherokee cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator, and stage and motion picture actor. He...
Tour de Dad’s Classic Rock Transcends Multiple Life Stages
The Tour de France is composed of 21 stages, all in succession. For the Tour de Dad I bounce between multiple stages, at the...
Quotes from Famous People – Teddy Roosevelt
“When you are asked to do a job, tell ’em ‘Certainly I can!’ Then get busy and find out how to do it.” Teddy...
Spider Man Gets No Credit for Chivalry in the Kitchen
“I don’t like spiders and snakes, and that ain’t what it takes to love me, you fool, you fool.” Jim Stafford, Comedian, musician and...
Hockey Dad’s Love-Handle Saves the Game
(Hockey Player Magazine, January 2015) We lumbered inside the locker-room and grimaced as hockey bags slid down our shoulders. I hadn’t seen my Blazer...
Let Me Tell You A Story
The first full length book by Eric Miller includes selected stories from his blog and new tales about a married father, trapped by a...
Humor Writers Gift Christmas Smiles
Christmas is a week out and I’m in the same state of mind as I was 365 days ago. Hurried, disheveled and trying to...