Golly, isn’t it something when a song starts playing, and whoosh! You’re like a time traveler, zooming back to when life was as sweet as Mom’s apple pie. Just like that tune “We’ve Only Just Begun” by The Carpenters, it reminds me of starting new adventures, like the time Wally and I decided to build that fort in the backyard. Or “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston, gosh, it’s like when you have to say goodbye to a best pal, but you know deep down, you’ll always be friends. And hey, remember “Longer” by Dan Fogelberg? It’s like those endless summer days, playing catch until the streetlights come…
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What Do You Do at Work Daddy? Exploring the Many Sides of Fatherhood Using ChatGPT
When I was a kid, I had no idea what my Dad did for a living. Like most of my friends, I was clueless about what our dads did all day. I knew that every morning, he’d take off before I woke up, and return home just in time for dinner. That was about the extent of it. Why I never asked him how he supported his family, is beyond me. At the time, it just didn’t occur to me to ask. So, I leaped at the opportunity to ask ChatGPT for its help with a six-year-old boy asking his dad what he did for a living, as a Social…
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Edgar’s Last Lick A Dewie the Cat Investigation
It was 2 AM, and the phone rang, jolting me out of my dreams. With a voice as smooth as silk and as steady as a heartbeat, I introduced myself. “Cat. Dewie the Cat.” On the other end of the line, Detective Hull, sounding as weary as ever, said, “Dewie, we need you.” That’s all it took. I was up, pulling on my flea collar, headed to the scene of a crime that would rattle our small community to its core. The Victim: Edgar, the Beloved Maine Coon Cat Edgar wasn’t just any cat. He was a fixture in our town. A nine-year-old Maine Coon with a personality as big…
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Recycled Slogans The New Frontier in Advertising
In the realm of advertising, a powerful slogan is timeless. From Finger-Lickin’ Good to Just Do It, catchy phrases have not only defined brands but also embedded themselves in our cultural fabric. Many of the original patents for beloved product slogans have recently expired leaving thousands of them “up for grabs.” This presents a problem for some and a new opportunity for others to scoop up these catchphrases, giving new meaning to the question, “Where do you want to go today?” Let’s take a look… Here’s a list of some of the more well-known and beloved slogans from the past and the companies that spawned them: “Think Outside the Bun”…
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Jurassic Parenting When Families Shared Life Lessons, not Wi-Fi Passwords
“I don’t know’ isn’t an acceptable answer, but neither is quoting the wisdom of Gwyneth Paltrow.” Back when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, parents used to take time out of their busy schedules to sit down and answer their kids’ questions about life instead of telling them to go ask Alexa. It was a fairytale time when people actually cared about each other and weren’t glued to Netflix, Hulu, or their iPhones. It was a time when a kid felt comfortable approaching his dad and asking, “Where do babies come from?” To which Dad would reply, “Go ask your mother.” These nuggets of guidance usually took the form of axions…