My dermatologist last Thursday asked me what we had planned for the weekend. I enthusiastically told her we were going to Chicago to see John Williams conduct the Chicago Symphony at Orchestra Hall. Her response was polite but not affirming for a person who I have usually found to be very warm. So I followed…
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Planned obsolescence
by Gretchen Lord Anderson • • 5 Comments
There was a time when I did a short stint at the Omaha headquarters of Northwestern Bell in their corporate public relations department. My parents were ecstatic. Working for the “phone company” was the epitome of stability in terms of both job and benefits. The only place to go was up. How many times had…