Right now, as we're watching our nation's families deal with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we're seeing neighbors helping neighbors in ways we may have never before imagined.  In every borough, every township and in every city you can be assured there are helping hands reaching out, both in the form of big things and little things.

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away – wait -- that is another story for another time.

As these guys used to say, let’s set the Wayback Machine to Oct. 22, 1961 – 51 years ago today.

One of my favorite consumer marketing guys is Seth Godin.  He writes a daily blog, and it's usually pretty good for me. When you get some time, you should visit (and subscribe to) Seth's blog.  

Alright gang, listen up!

I’ve got a serious question for you -- "Do you feel lucky?" No, not as in Dirty Harry "lucky" but as in Las Vegas "lucky."

Be it a round track battle on the high banks of Bristol Motor Speedway, or a 300 mph duel at Thunder Valley, fans arrive… you watch the event… you go home. For all practical purposes, all you see is the finished product. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. In fact, that’s how it’s supposed to work.