If we could lift understandingto indigenous teachingsexpand our loveto earth, sky, and seaMake personal gain tabooand Ancients a weigh point If we could witness the mountainsslow floating across the skyand touch the dolphin’s soulanxiously swimmingwhere tuna are netted Would we cower at our insignificanceor move forward, learning to acceptthat all of life is deeply woveninto […]
I know a little girl,whose hair in ringletsfalls, unkempt from lackof brushing; who standswhen she should be sitting;who laughs with defiance whenchallenged, her dark eyes gleamingwith mischief; who holds her chin uphigh and stamps her feet, arms foldedin protest when she does not get her way. I see that little girl,have watched her play,with a […]
Ask me how I’m doingand I’ll say “fine”, notbecause I’m actually fine,but because “fine” is the onlysocially acceptable response. If I said that I have been lyinghere, for three hours now,willing my body to move,that would elicit unsolicitedadvice and tarnish my “fine”. I’d berate myself for breakingmy promise not to moan,knowing that complainingprovokes a compulsive […]
One Woman's Quest II 
🙂 Thoughtful prompt! Encountered quite a bit of shameless product placement while watching Sonic the Hedgehog movie this past valentine’s day. Nevertheless, it was such an enjoyable film that although many critics noticed it, they still gave it a positive review.
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It seems to be acceptable now.
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Sorry I didn’t have a chance to put a post together for this week, however I thought of it at the grocery store. All the candy and cheese balls and chips right by the register. That’s product placement – which has been that way since I was a kid. Now there are small coolers with soda there too. Gee. Such NOT healthy options. What would happen, I thought, if they put apples and oranges in the coolers. Bananas on those racks. Along with small packs of graham crackers or less junky crackers. That’s me the idealist and retired dietitian thinking crazy stuff again. If nothing else, perhaps there would be less whining by toddlers in their cart seats. Or not…because they’d be munching on an apple – which would cost the same as a pack of Skittles. I can dream, can’t I? 🙂
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Agreed! Those shelves next to the checkout making shopping with kids a nightmare. Obviously it works for impulse buyers. I like your ideas.
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Thanks. 🙂
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Welcome
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You capture the prompt perfectly!
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This put a smile on my face! 😊
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I’m glad. Thank you
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Good one, Paul.
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Here you go, VJ 🙂 https://iwriteher.com/2020/02/12/selling-the-goods/
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Good one!
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https://amanpan.com/2020/02/11/bittersweet/
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https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/02/11/personalized/
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Nice one!
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How the world changed when props became advertising, but I like the duality and binary nature of this, playful yet real, conditioned!
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Glad you caught that Paul – a fun write.
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🙂
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Well said, Paul!
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I was trying to think when it happened, I thought it was in the 70s. Thank you for the kind words Liz.
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I think ET’s Reese’s Pieces played a big role in getting product placement in movies started?
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For sure! I know I wasn’t aware of it until it was pointed out to me as a form of advertising.
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