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TBT: How germ-free is your smartphone?

Posted by on March 26, 2020 at 2:31 pm

Originally posted July 22, 2018.  I thought this information could be useful at this time. Which payment system is the most germ-free? In the wake of New York University’s 2014 Dirty Money Project, the switch from paper to digital currency was probably welcome news for germophobes. That was the study that revealed that some 3,000 varieties of bacteria […]

On a more positive note …

Posted by on March 23, 2020 at 2:56 pm

Though I blogged about the coronavirus last week, and though right now you could throw a virtual stick and hit dozens of coronavirus stories, I’m going to bring it up again. But with a different spin. Crises have a habit of bringing out the best and worse in us … … so this week I want to […]

TBT: A sobering tale of banking and judging by appearance

Posted by on March 19, 2020 at 2:09 pm

First posted July 8, 2013.   Here’s a true story about judging by appearances. It sounds apocryphal, but you can verify it for yourself, as I did, with a visit to Snopes.com. Snopes, a reliable resource for verifying or, depending, debunking urban legends, is where I found this true and instructive story. * * * […]

Coronavirus and digital payments

Posted by on March 16, 2020 at 2:34 pm

NOTE: In no way is the content of this post intended to provide medical advice. See an MD for that. In 1986, the president of the company that markets LifeStyles condoms referred to AIDS as “a condom marketer’s dream.” Jerry Della Femina, founder and president of the advertising agency handling the Lifestyles account, immediately retorted, “AIDS […]

TBT: What do you mean, that’s not marketing?

Posted by on March 12, 2020 at 3:35 pm

Originally posted March 21, 2016 Maybe it was his red face. Maybe it was the steam coming from his ears. Either way, it was clear that Brent was worked up. Asked what was bugging him, Brent replied that, just the evening before, his neighbor said something rather insulting. “You’re in marketing?” the neighbor said. “So is […]