CSA&D, Inc. The Blog

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon – Thurs 11p / 10cLou Dobbswww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full … Continue Reading

I can totally relate to the idea that men have a resistance to having a check-up. Especially if they haven’t had any serious health issues themselves or have a family member whose had one. It’s the same reason men will not stop and ask for directions. It’s definitely that ‘machismo’ aspect of ‘I’m ok Jack.’

The last time I had a checkup it was triggered by a symptom that could have indicated either a serious condition or something failry inconsequential. The results showed that I was fine — in fact in pretty good shape for my age. That was about six … Continue Reading

I earned my black belt on November 5, 2005 under Sifu Rick Fowler, an eigth degree Black Belt.

Someone once told me that the day after you become a black belt you have to register your hands as deadly weapons. I always thought that was quite funny but it also got me thinking.

Now imagine I’m drinking at a bar one Saturday night when another patron bumps into my back causing me to spill my drink. The word ‘a–hole’ comes out of my mouth before I even turn and see what happened. When I do there is a man about a … Continue Reading

When I first saw the John McEnroe’s ‘You Cannot Be Serious!!’ National Car Rental commercial I had deja vu. It recalled a very similar 2003 BIC Shavers commercial which used the same hook—McEnroe’s arguing vehemently with the judges in a parody of his horrible on-court behavior. ‘Close Shave’

At first blush, that memory dulled the National Car Rental commercial but after a few exposures I really started liking the execution. John had become a lot more natural in front of the camera and when he is told that, yeah, he can choose ‘any car in the aisle’ his … Continue Reading

The interest of the American public into the private lives of their celebrities is pathetic. In fact the whole idea of making a sports personality into a role model, which we constantly do, is ridiculous. And you know the news media is going to juice the Tiger Woods incident up as much as they can, while all past groupies and wannabes crawl out of the woodwork and get their fifteen minutes of fame by confessing. Who cares?!

It’s the admiring public’s own fault if they feel let down when their heroes don’t live up to their expectations. I think back on … Continue Reading

When life is not going exactly as planned and all the bad news you hear seems reflected in your own circumstances you’re probably due for some polishing. When you wake up at three o’clock in the morning with low energy and start thinking about all the things that are supposedly wrong with your life—get ready. Life will polish you when you need to be polished. And you are usually ready for the buff-puff after you’ve become complacent, self-absorbed and set in your ways.

Being polished isn’t a painless process but when the oxidized, tarnished outer shell of your life is … Continue Reading

Okay David Letterman fessed up last night with the usual sprinkling of humor we’ve all come to expect but I think this time, he has finally stepped over the line. I don’t care that Robert J. Halderman, the alleged extortionist was trying to get $2mil out of him or whether this all happened before he’s son was born (which I seriously doubt.)
“The creepy stuff was that I have had sex with women who work for me on this show,” he said. Gee isn’t that using your position as owner of the company to take advantage of employees. No matter how … Continue Reading

I was playing with Ringo yesterday, my small chihuahua-mix, rescued from the dog pound. Isn’t he the cutest thing? We were playing his favorite game using a rope toy. I hold onto one side while he tried to get the thing away from me. During this light-hearted tug-of-war it struck me that the need to own or possess something was hot-wired into every living thing. The need to have stuff is directly linked to our survival strategy. Is this what buddhist philosophy does its best to quell in our nature? Is the … Continue Reading

Running a small agency means you have to know you’re strengths and weaknesses. How does what you have and what you don’t have bring value to your clients.

Sandy mused: We don’t have a map with a dot in NY, LA or even Atlanta for that matter. Our one dot is right here in the DFW Metroplex. We don’t have a big team of people either. We have two full-time employees, plus tried and true colleagues who are all expert in their fields. We bring these friends and associates in as needed and they prove their … Continue Reading

I can’t help thinking that at some point in time the information superhighway will reach overload. When there will be a decline in demand for the latest goofy video on youtube, the newest SNS (social networking site) the most outrageous and shocking celebrity photo. At some point in time will the internet culture have enough? My daughter is thirteen and an avid myspace user, will this be the passing phase I hope it is? What will entertain her next year—more of the same? As it is we are all withdrawing into the world of our own music with our iPods. … Continue Reading