Tag Archives: Authenticity

Nutella Lawsuit: An Exercise in the Ridiculous

Posted on 5 May, 2012 by Alice

I just saw a video clip from ABC news about a woman who sued Ferrero-Rocher, successfully, in a truth-in-advertising case and was awarded $3.5mm dollars.  Her claim?  That a television commercial advocating the use of Nutella on waffles as part … Continue reading →

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In Which I Am Invited to Meet the Vice President of the United States of America

Posted on 20 October, 2011 by Alice

This is post title I could never have imagined writing.  How it came to pass is not dramatic, though I’m sure I’ll tell it many times.  The net result is this: in just a couple of hours from now,  I … Continue reading →

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Word Power

Posted on 5 October, 2011 by Alice

Inspiration Recently, there’s been some happy internet hubbub about a post a woman wrote recounting her six-year-old son’s romantic expressions about a gay male character on the television show, Glee.  (You can view the original post here, and a recent … Continue reading →

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Transitional Neglect? Right-Sized Priorities? You Be The Judge.

Posted on 14 August, 2011 by Alice

Today I took a full-on practice GRE provided by the ETS folks.  It’s free and, by all accounts, useful.  (Note to fellow Mac-users: you’ll need to borrow someone’s Windows machine in order to take advantage of this tool.)  The results … Continue reading →

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Guitar Strings of Awareness

Posted on 12 July, 2011 by Alice

Currently, I’m having physical therapy to treat the soft tissue aspects of a long-term, accumulative injury, the main damage of which was addressed in a pair of surgeries last November. Because the first injury occurred more than forty years ago, … Continue reading →

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“Like” Ambivalence & Questionable Engagement

Posted on 27 June, 2011 by Alice

What do you enjoy? admire? respect? anticipate with happy tingles? find utterly delightful?  Quick!  Think of three things that made you smile genuinely during the past week, or so.  

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Third Wave Response to the Assassination of Osama Bin Laden

Posted on 2 May, 2011 by Alice

As the weariness of the day seeks to overwhelm my heart, I remember what I have hanging on my wall, just inches to the right of my monitor.

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Second Wave of Personal Response to the Assassination of Osama Bin Laden

Posted on 2 May, 2011 by Alice

There are significant points to be made with reason and logic, and I have no doubt but that some will find their way to these pages. Meanwhile, however, here is where I am today. This comes from an essay written … Continue reading →

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In Which Counter-Productive Perfectionism Reveals Another Tricky Manifestation

Posted on 14 April, 2011 by Alice

Sometimes, things go flat.  Or seem to.  Or do so temporarily on their way to becoming something else.  Or insert a witty justification for using photo of cool flattened pumpkin here.  In my case, I came on strong with creating … Continue reading →

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