sacredhands on Aug 27th, 2007The Birthday Boy Who Would Be King
© Christopher Peterson
Birthdays are royal affairs. Here’s one birthday boy who wore his kingly crown with an eye on his visitors who brought him a bounty of gifts.
sacredhands on May 10th, 2007The 80-Year-Old Gent with No Name
Source: Freeparking
Anyone recognize this 80-year-old man? Like most turn of the 20th Century photographs, there is no biographical information attached to the picture. Hopefully cameras of the future will embed this kind of information.
sacredhands on Nov 21st, 2006Tony Bennett: The Old Days are Over, Crank up the New Ones
There’s a pessimism that creeps into an older adult’s attitude toward the world. Respect lost its virginity years ago and now all that exists is gimme mine before I take yours. It’s nice to read that Tony Bennett got into the youth trenches where he learned all that blabber about the good old days belongs [...]
sacredhands on Oct 14th, 2006Hallmark 100th Birthday Greeting Cards (or How to Monetize Demographic Trends)
It’s interesting to note how a simple fact can translate into a revenue channel for a company like Hallmark. Take a look at the statistics below for how many people will reach the milestone of turning 100. So to the celebrate the event, Hallmark created a line of greeting cards. Smart business.
Celebrating Your 100th Birthday
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