Eternal Thoughts from a Sunshine Mind
This is a sign from our friends' annual Jimmy Buffett party. You gotta love it. You know you are at a good party when...
Seth Godin is the master and I strive to become a smarter marketer thanks to him. It is one of the slowest weeks for businesses in the US as people take vacations before ramping back up after Labor Day and the kids go back to school. Here is a great blog entry about what those of us in the office next week should be doing to gain a competitive edge. Like your hair is on fire http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/08/like-your-hair.html
Here we go. First, the peanut allergy and now a suspected egg allergy. I gave her a bite of real scrambled eggs and she made a face, spit it out and shivered. I watched her for a few minutes and then she developed some small red bumps or hives around her mouth. I gave her benedryl and started to cry. We are just getting used to her peanut allergy and now we have to be careful with eggs. The weird thing is that she eats french toast sticks and they have egg in them. I called the allergist and set up an appointment...
I came across this post from Margie Zable Fisher and it's a great reminder to all of us PR types how to provide pitches that are on-target. http://zfpr.com/blog/wordpress/2008/08/17/how-to-write-a-pitch-for-a-reporter...
Well our trip to Canada was successful and our daughter was protected thanks to my family's help. My mom found lots of peanut-free food items and we took mac and cheese when we went out to a restaurant to eat since they could not guarantee that it was peanut-free. We flew on Northwest which does not serve peanuts but their snacks might have peanut in them. We packed plenty of snacks for the kids and had a good trip. Next we plan our trip to Disney World. They have a great web site that covers food allergies and...
You watch the Disney Games and are reminded of the original Battle of the Network stars! You watch an old Donny & Marie show and are taken back to the days of 3 networks and only a handful of channels. You remember pong as the breakthrough video game that started it all. You lived life without a cell phone, the internet and a computer until your 20s. You hear 80s alternative songs on the easy listening radio station. Yikes! :) Some fun links: You Might Be a Child of the 80s http://www.inthe80s.com/80schild...
I am interested to get the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine and read their story. They are everywhere right now and are another product of the Disney child marketing machine. As much as my daughter and I love their music, the mom in me wonders if all this success while they are kids will damage their chance at a normal life. They hit the charts two years ago, so they have been doing this for a few years. The hours they have been putting in at this must be unreal. Their family seems pretty tight which is good...
We are off to Canada next weekend to see my Grandma. My parents are already there and have been on the nut-free food hunt for us. They found bread and Quaker has six new granola bars that are nut-free and made in a nut-free plant in Canada. It seems that Canada is ahead of the game in many aspects of being aware of food allergies and accommodating people. I am still afraid of flying with her allergy and the snacks on the plane. We are flying Northwest Airlines and they don't serve peanuts, but the snacks they do...
I am preparing to take my daughter on a trip in two weeks on an airplane. I called Delta and Northwest airlines. Northwest does not serve peanuts but their snacks might contain nuts. They will make an announcement at the gate if requested. I also have to get a doctor's note to travel with her benedryl and epi-pens. It is my fear that they will be taken in security. I will call the allergist's office and post what I learn. I just ordered two peanut allergy books from Amazon and will post about those too once I read...