After I downloaded the South by Southwest (SXSW 2013 mobile) app, I noticed that Brooks Running was having a “Cowboy Run” on Saturday, Sunday and Monday (March 9-11). I signed up immediately. I had cowboy boots but was certainly not going to run in them. I also didn’t want to...
Book Review: Custom Nation by Anthony Flynn and Emily Flynn Vencat
Not too long ago, products were produced in bulk. That was the only way to make a profit – mass production and high markups. Today, in our consumers centric society, people want what they want. They don’t want what everyone else has. They want something special, unique and totally customized....
Book Review: Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do Things, Why We Don’t, and How to Make Any Change Stick by Jeremy Dean
I wake up every morning, put on my workout clothes and go to the gym. After that, I come home, take a shower and I’m off to work. My car knows how to get me to the office and there are times that I don’t even know how I got...
Restaurant Review: Zine in Las Vegas
I generally don’t like Chinese food. You can ask anyone. But, after going to Zine in the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas, I may be changing my mind! For my daughter’s 21st birthday, we went to Las Vegas and stayed at the Palazzo Hotel. We went to Zine because she...
Restaurant Review: (Las Vegas): Rattlecan
Las Vegas can get pricey, especially when you frequent famous chefs’ restaurants. But there is a new restaurant in town located at the Venetian Hotel, which won’t empty your pockets but will fill your belly with a great meal. That restaurant is Rattlecan. When you walk into Rattlecan, located near...
Theatre Review: Rock of Ages at the Las Vegas Venetian Hotel
If you are in Las Vegas and looking for an entertaining, upbeat show, then Rock of Ages is the show for you! Playing at The Venetian Las Vegas, Rock of Ages is comical, plays great music from the hair bands of the 80’s and tells a love story that is...
Book Review: Turning Rants Into Raves: Turn Your Customers on Before They Turn On You! by Randi Busse and Carol Heady
With the prevalence of social media, customer service is more important today than ever before. If you have a business and you’re not on top of what people are saying about you online and offline, then your business can suffer. Turning Rants Into Raves: Turn Your Customers On Before They...
Book Review: The Digest Diet by Liz Vaccariello
If you’re like most people, you find yourself on a diet all the time. You lose weight and then a few months later, you gain it all back and then some. It’s a constant struggle to try to keep the weight off. And, as you get older, it gets harder...
Music Review: Land Observations – Roman Roads IV-XI
I love all kinds of music, but music that has a deeper meaning and evokes emotion in me is the kind of music I find especially exciting. When I received Roman Roads IV-XI Land Observations’ debut album, Roman Roads IV-XI(by James Brooks), I immediately read the press release before inserting...
Book Review – Stick with Exercise for a Lifetime By Robert Hopper, Ph.D.
Every New Year, tens of millions of people set a goal to exercise on a regular basis. Many join a gym or a fitness facility and for the first month or two stick with it until there is an excuse. Once they miss the gym with one excuse, it’s easy...