by Michael Carlon | Dec 19, 2013 | Silly Thoughts, Uncategorized
Almost 30 years ago, a group of recording artists led by Bob Geldof formed an ensemble called Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Africa. If you are a child of the 1980s like me you’ll remember the single “Do they know it’s Christmas?”...
by Michael Carlon | Apr 17, 2013 | Silly Thoughts
I keep a stash of mementos in a little jewelry box next to my bed. It includes such items as my high school ring, a U2 concert ticket stub, and this picture of my twin brother Jimmy and me. It was likely taken around 1980 in the family room of our home in Plantation...
by Michael Carlon | Jan 4, 2011 | Silly Thoughts
Now that the holidays are over and I am settling into my new organization, I vow to devote more time to updating this blog. Maybe vow is too strong a word, perhaps I will just promise to update it more often. It seems that breaking a promise (with a decent enough...
by Michael Carlon | Sep 1, 2010 | Silly Thoughts
Sometimes we can find humor in the most unlikely places. Last year I was in Columbus Ohio running some focus groups for a client looking to get a read on various ways to bundle features and benefits for a new product. There were 5 “concepts” highlighting different...
