Month: December 2013

Nostalgic America and The South Florida Elderly Consumer

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This morning I am heading home from a visit with my parents at the Colony Point retirement community in Pembroke Pines, Florida. It is the second largest (next to Century Village) in the area - located in South Florida, which is home to a disproportionate amount of the East Coast's elderly population. Why? I have … Continue reading Nostalgic America and The South Florida Elderly Consumer

First World Problems in a Third World Context

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I have posted a few tongue-in-cheek blogs about my / "our" respective "first world problems": those consumer culture driven annoyances that tend to stop us in our tracks and allow us to whine before we really think about it. For example, to quote my favorite new Facebook page discovery, : "Everyone is looking forward to … Continue reading First World Problems in a Third World Context

Ugly Sweaters, Other Consumer Christmas Traditions and Their Origins

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Did you find yourself online shopping at a place like Ugly Christmas Sweater this season to find the perfect tacky holiday sweater to wear to a theme party?  Did you find yourself wondering when the ugly Christmas sweater party became a "thing"?  I thought Cliff Huxtable (for those who did not grow up in front of the … Continue reading Ugly Sweaters, Other Consumer Christmas Traditions and Their Origins