Trash-Talking Santa

By: mlgoodell (Diary)  |  December 5th at 05:04 PM  | 

http;//www.mlgoodell.webs.com Trash-Talking Santa by Michael Goodell http://www.mlgoodell.webs.com I’m a great student of advertising, especially that found on television. More than just about any other medium, advertising can provide an accurate picture of contemporary society. Now, this is not a foolproof device by any means. For example, just the other day I remarked to my wife that the economy must be improving. When she asked why | Read More »

The Customer is Always Right?

By: mlgoodell (Diary)  |  January 6th at 01:51 PM  | 

http://www.mlgoodell.webs.com When my mother-in-law died last July, the funeral home informed us that they would contact the Social Security Administration, as required by law. We didn’t think anything more about it until just recently when my wife deposited a check into an account we’ve been using to cover expenses at her mother’s still-unsold house. That’s when she discovered there was about $5,000 more in the | Read More »