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Author Archives: Art Johnson
Operating Appliances by Remote Control
A practical idea or ahead of its time? Are connected appliances for you? I’ll admit it. I’m an early adopter when in comes to technology. Also, having 30 plus years experience in the appliance business, I still follow and write … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
A Brief History of Thanksgiving While prayers of thanks for a successful harvest have occurred in various civilizations for hundreds, maybe thousands of years, the English tradition became formalized in the Reformation during the reign of Henry VIII in 1536. … Continue reading
It’s A Beautiful Day…Leave Us All Enjoy It!
Words of Wisdom from One-Eyed Jack This morning I was enjoying my morning coffee. It was a typical cool November morning in Arizona with all the promises of a mid-seventies afternoon. I thought to myself. “It's a beautiful day in … Continue reading
Why Make A Paper List
Do you make lists? Here are some paperless options. I'm working on going paperless. One of the outcomes of going paperless is getting rid of paper notebooks such as Moleskines that serve as a repository for a variety of lists: … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, lifestyle
Tagged Clear, DayOne, Evernote, iPad, iPhone, MacBook Pro, Moleskine, Remember the milk, Trello
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Carving a Turkey
Choose your Turkey Carving Method or How I Learned to Carve a Turkey on YouTube. I have spent several Thanksgivings struggling with big birds, trying to teach myself everything I never wanted to know about carving a turkey. Eventually, I … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Holidays
Tagged carving, cooking, Julie Child, Thanksgiving, turkey
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Beverage Dispensers for the Home
We've Come a Long Way Baby From Maytag's Skybox to the Dacor Wine Station Launched somewhere around 2003-2004, the Maytag Skybox home beverage dispenser could dispense either bottles or cans. With a distinct sports theme (you could order panels for … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Marketing
Tagged appliance industry, appliances, baseball pitchers, Dacor, Discovery WineStation, Maytag, Skybox, Whirlpool
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GE Attempt at Deception Doesn’t Fool Anyone
Shocking Overstatement by GE in Leading Trade Magazine The Nov. 2014 Retail Observer has a two-page GE ad/editorial pronouncing- “GE Appliances is committed as ever to serving our customers and helping them grow their business.” They must be kidding. … Continue reading
Posted in Appliances, Business
Tagged Electrolux, GE Appliances, GE Monogram, General Electric
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Employee Dress and Appearance at Starbucks
Tattoos OK…Jewelry Not So Much There’s been so much blather on social media about the recently announced Starbucks’ Dress Code, I wanted to see for myself what this dress code actually says. I looked it up, and I’ve attached the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Products
Tagged food service, jewelry, Nordstrom, Starbucks, tattoos
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Management Advice
Peter Drucker’s Wisdom As I review my previous blogs, a brief blog referring to one of Peter Drucker’s famous quotes shows up in my top 10 blogs, no matter how I seem to sort them. It’s at least partly because … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Management
Tagged business, entrepreneur, leader, leadership, manage, management, marketing, Peter Drucker
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