Monthly Archives: April 2009

It’s an IKEA world after all

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

For over 40 years, kids visiting Disney’s Magic Kingdom Theme Parks have unwittingly been exposed to the ”one world” mantra through the ”It’s a Small World” attraction (a boat ride). I can’t remember the last time I was in there, but the lyrics of the constantly repeating theme song are still fresh in … Continue reading →

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Good money after bad

Posted on April 11, 2009 by

In our super-hyped, 24/7, “reality”-crazed world, most everything is scaled-up to make it appealing, interesting, etc. This is true of media, products, and processes. How else can something compete for our attention in the cacophony that so characterizes today’s culture … Continue reading →

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Roads less traveled

Posted on April 10, 2009 by

San Francisco native Robert Frost concludes his famous poem, The Road Not Taken, with the following phrase: “two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference”. … Continue reading →

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