Showing posts with label Sign. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sign. Show all posts
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November 6, 2022
Dead but on Payroll?
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November 2, 2022
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June 20, 2022
Inconsistent In Everything
May 12, 2022
Sounds Refreshing
August 20, 2019
Shopping Vs Psychiatrist
"Shopping is cheaper than a psychiatrist."
Plus it's more fun and you get to take the junk home that you buy.
For many, shopping truly is a form of mental/stress relief--almost like medicine.
Unfortunately, if you think about it, things don't really make a person happy...rather people do and doing good does.
But industry wants you to think a lot more superficially and materialistically than that.
Hence the notion that if you take your daily dose of shopping, maybe you can skip the shrink! ;-)
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
June 30, 2017
It's Like Saving The Whole World
"He who saves one life...It is as if he saves a whole world."
For doctors, nurses, and other medical practitioners, what greater purpose or joy in life than to save other human lives!
Each person is truly a whole world unto themselves...their thoughts, feelings, and their contributions!
Who knows what one single act of kindness or generosity from someone can have--what impacts down the line to one or even billions of others.
Today, I have a friend that is undergoing a major operation in this hospital.
My thoughts and prayers are with him.
This is his third hospitalization in the last few weeks and it's time for the doctors--with G-d's help--to save his life.
I actually had something similar to this friend many years ago, but the technology wasn't there yet to diagnose it, and I had to have emergency surgery where they went in "exploratory" to find out what the heck was going on.
And thank G-d that they did--they literally saved my life at the time or I wouldn't be writing to you all today.
I feel so grateful to G-d for his mercy to us and for giving us modern medicine and technology and all the wonderful people who work tirelessly to help all the sick people and to help save their very lives.
I am wishing the best of luck to my friend to come through this with a full and merciful healing. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
March 8, 2017
Women's War
But this guy was protesting something else.
WAR.
"War is chaos, War is lawlessNot sure how he connects this all up with women's rights at the end, but might as well try, right?
War ignores our civil rights
Land it poison and our rivers
War inspires both rape and murder
Death of children go uncounted
War betrays all Women's Rights"
For women to have the rights that they should, they need to fight the good fight too.
That type of war does not betray them, but bolsters their cause.
Everyone who has been abused, enslaved, and discriminated against needs to free themselves of the shackles of oppression.
What we do know is that "war is hell!"
And certainly war is an option of last resort.
At the same time, war can restore the peace and right the wrongs of despots and tyranny and violence and persecution.
War is something to be feared and avoided, until it can't.
At which time, hell on earth is released, so hopefully peace can ultimately prevail once again.
In war, everyone loses, but with the hope that at the end, good wins!
For woman, today is also the continuance of that war and fight for equality, respect, and proper treatment in every way they completely deserve.
That's a war worth fighting for. ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
May 24, 2016
Heading Down The 613
This one is a country road between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
How apropos to be on the 613 road!
Tomorrow, in my next post, I hope to show you where this road is personally taking us now.
But wherever 613 leads that is where I want to be. ;-)
(Source Photo: With gratitude to my dearest sister, Roz Blumenthal)
July 31, 2014
Monday Blues
I remember as a kid, Monday's were notorious for being called "Blue Monday."
Further, Blue Mondays were in stark contrast to Sunday Fundays!
Already on Sunday evenings, many people would start getting the doldrums and sort of want to just mellow after 5 or 6 pm--I think mostly to deal with the anxiety of a new week.
My father always used to tell me never to worry, instead to have faith in G-d that he will always do what is best for you--essentially, that faith and fear do not mix.
I don't know about wanting to "break up" with Monday, but it would sure be nice if the week instead started with Tuesday. ;-)
(Source Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)
January 20, 2014
The Starbucks Playbook
This one was for the new Starbucks Caramel Flan which is a latte (coffee with a shot of expresso and frothy steamed milk) with whipped cream and generous topping of caramel.
In making the sign, the girl was nervous that she wouldn't do a good job because of her drawing skills, but she was actually doing pretty well.
I learned some interesting things from her that the big picture of the cup of coffee on the sign is actually a magnet--so that just snapped in place and was a big help.
Then as you can see on the left, she is a holding a playbook from Starbucks Corporate that has a miniature version of the sign that she is supposed to draw with instructions.
So this is her guide and the same used by all the other Starbucks putting up this promo this week.
From a marketing and branding perspective, this helps keep it tight in terms of the messaging, timing, and look and feel.
Starbucks leaves nothing to chance with their coffee sales and this methodology of having each store draw the promo by hand but from a playbook makes it both authentic and professional.
Nice job with the Caramel Flan sign! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
November 4, 2013
Let's Switch Locker Rooms
They put up a sign at the pool: "Locker rooms will be switched."
I asked the attendant, sort of rhetorically, "What do they mean switched?"
He says, "You know, the men will use the women's locker room, and the women will use the men's locker room!"
I looked and him, and asked innocently, "Do they have urinals in theirs?"
He goes, "No."
Then I continue and ask, "Do they need the urinals in ours?"
He answers, "No!"
So I ask, "Why in G-d's name are you switching the locker rooms?"
The attendant says, "You know, I don't really know, but we do it every year."
Uh, what's up with that! ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
October 9, 2013
Think B4 U Speak
And thought this was pretty good.
Think before you speak...
THINK = True + Helpful + Inspiring + Necessary + Kind
If it doesn't meet those criteria...shush, or in plain language--keep a lid on it!
Remember, two ears and one mouth--so speak half as much as you listen. ;-)
(Source Photo: Dannielle Blumenthal)
October 7, 2013
Looking At It From The Perspective Of Others
It's a deer and it says "Please Don't Kill Me!"
With it was a notice about hunters sparing the deer population.
It's interesting that often we don't look at things from the perspective of others.
In this case, the deer just wants to be free and alive--and is begging for his life.
As people, we don't really think of what the deer wants or for that matter often what other people want--we just care about what we want.
Good to remember that we all have our perspective on life and that we should respect diversity of thinking, feeling, and being.
Hey, and unless those deers are bothering you... ;-)
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
September 29, 2013
Instructions For the Modern Age
The weather was beautiful and the apples were plentiful and delicious.
One funny thing that I noticed was this sign with instructions for how to pick apples.
Like we need instructions for one of the most natural things in the world.
Even in the Bible, in the Garden of Eden, the first man and woman figured this one out.
Perhaps, with all of our technology we now possess, there is a feeling or realization that we have lost touch with our more primitive instincts.
Often, I wonder if a major calamity were to actually strike, how many of us, especially in the big cities would know the basic skills to survive.
Heck, we can't even leave the house without our smartphones--we'd feel naked--like Adam and Eve after eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
Technology has made us more capable, but it has left us lacking knowledge on how to grow things, build things, fish and hunt, and much more, leaving us in many ways more vulnerable.
How can we live in an information age, and yet be stupider for it?
As I learned in college, you can have wonderful book knowledge, but have little to no practical knowledge.
I would say we need to do a much better job balancing the teaching of theory and practice...so we won't need signs that have to tell us how to pick an apple anymore. ;-)
(Source Photos: Andy Blumenthal)
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