Category Archives: In The News

Cranking Up The Dream

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Terry Taylor

When I was a kid, I loved automobiles. I drew them and designed them and lived for that special time in the fall when the new cars came out. Back then it happened on a single day. I knew that … Continue reading →

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The Balls of Invention

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Terry Taylor

I know it is cheaper to print a menu on paper than hand an iPad to a table of hungry people in a restaurant. But if we go past the cost consideration, we just may get a glimpse of the … Continue reading →

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A Conversation With Your Child

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Terry Taylor

“Mom, Dad, I’m done with this school. It sucks.” “What happened?” “They won’t let me take calligraphy.” “Did you say calligraphy? Tweet This Post

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Dead End

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Terry Taylor

When you drive past a “Dead End” road sign on your way to the end of a peninsula, things can only get more interesting. Off to the left, in the middle of the ocean, a huge white home sits on … Continue reading →

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Rudy’s Klout

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Social media is constantly changing and adding new sites. If you have an extra 3 minutes in your day, social media will find a way to use 4 of them. Now there is a way to measure your influence across … Continue reading →

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Motorcycles, Lamps and Life

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The reliable smell of gasoline, grease and motor oil makes me feel like I am in the old barn where my grandfather used to fix his John Deere tractor, except this room is filled with motorcycles. Metal springs and shocks … Continue reading →

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Not Everyone Is Seth Godin

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Blogging is not dying; it’s just getting tired. Have you noticed this trend? People are rambling and posting stuff from other blogs and repeating themselves. Sometimes they just post pics, and why not? No one reads anymore. Do you want … Continue reading →

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VCU: Basketball As Branding

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Not that many years ago, Virginia Commonwealth University was a 3rd choice commuter school. It was the school your kid went to if they did not get into the University of Virginia or Virginia Tech. Then a man named Eugene … Continue reading →

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A Week in Detroit

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Terry Taylor

Detroit has been maligned for years, some of it deserved, some of it not. I do not have to replay news stories of the auto industry’s collapse or houses going for $1 or unemployment over 30% and entire neighborhoods going … Continue reading →

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Auburn, Oaks and Idiots

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Terry Taylor

First let me say that I am glad that no alumni of my alma mater, the University of Alabama, poisoned those two oaks at Toomer’s Corner in Auburn last week. Something so despicable just goes to show how ugly this … Continue reading →

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The Day The Pictures Died

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Terry Taylor

The Pentax K1000 was manufactured from 1976 to 1997 and sold more than 3 million cameras. I got mine in 1977. It was simple, sturdy and some said ordinary. But all of those qualities made it the perfect 35mm SLR … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Desperation

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Terry Taylor

5:24 am, Black Friday, checkout line, a crowded Walmart near Richmond, Virginia. People throng like bleary-eyed zombies to get an early bird grip on items like a Ronco Rocker Showtime Stainless Steel Stamped 20-piece knife set for only $20. “That’s … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite. Too late.

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Terry Taylor

According to the news, we all have bedbugs. The evil, almost invisible parasites are everywhere from hotel rooms to your bedroom. Headlines call it an epidemic. A guy on the news just told a story about bedbugs in his car. … Continue reading →

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What Will You Be This Halloween?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Halloween is big business. This year it’s bigger than ever. In a recent survey, over 40 percent of respondents said they will be wearing costumes. Americans plan to spend an average of $66.28 each – or upwards of $20.4 billion. … Continue reading →

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Getting A Serious Raise By Cutting Your Costs

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Will buying more cool things make us happy? Or will more cool experiences make us happy? Interesting article in today’s NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/business/08consume.html?_r=1&ref=business Tweet This Post

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