Posted On: May 24, 2023
Comments: No Responses
Skip the Apple store and ditch the iPhones. Take your kids fishing, swimming, hiking, singing, gardening…
Seems like this story should be older than dial phones by now. Still, when a ‘public advisory’ hit Tuesday…
Posted On: August 29, 2022
Comments: No Responses
Magazines, once thriving lifestyle and status tools, are now headed toward extinction.
Welcome to Marketing Monday (MM), our periodic dive into all things design, branding, advertising, wily wordsmithing, and more. Your site host (one Kirk…
Posted On: February 12, 2021
Comments: No Responses
My son captured this shot in a snap with a vintage film camera.
One month ago, BreakAway featured a film photo by my daughter—and pondered the recent popularity of film for ‘kids’ who have grown…
Posted On: January 15, 2021
Comments: One Response
My kids are taking FILM pics and listening to LPs. HELP!!! (Photo by EH)
Go figure. Over the years, I’ve gradually—and begrudgingly—purged my piles of 2,000++ albums, dozens of cameras, and enough toys and tools…
Posted On: October 13, 2019
Comments: No Responses
A shocking amount of both sabbatical and SM news arrives from India, Europe, and places that have forever taken free time seriously. FBOW, we often overlook it like arrogant Americans. But sometimes, one realizes that, rather like the lessons of travel itself, there’s much to learn beyond the pond.
Posted On: July 19, 2019
Comments: No Responses
Minnesota’s state government has taken FOREVER to pass a bill disallowing playing with your cell phone while driving. Well, they finally did. The law takes effect on August 1. You can still do “one-touch” activities and voice activation and such. Okay, fine.
Posted On: June 18, 2019
Comments: No Responses
Today we proudly launch a new category, Wily Mktg, to merge the professional pursuits of the Wily Wordsmith and Marketing Consultant with the free-your-time promise of BreakAway. They overlap swimmingly. And my career advisors tell…
Posted On: May 4, 2019
Comments: No Responses
Kirk Horsted, Copenhagen
BreakAways in the News remains a full-time job for several part-time interns. And we are pleased with the latest highlights—all of which confirm that those of us preaching the gospel of balance…
Posted On: March 20, 2019
Comments: No Responses
My memories of playing and coaching sports, though fading, feature animated pregame rituals all about team and game. Sure, each player had their own routine. But few experiences compare to the upbeat team banter and…
Posted On: October 5, 2018
Comments: No Responses
We all see it often: The idiot driving in front of you is all over the map—breaking and swerving, so unnerving. When this happened to me yesterday, my car-model prognosis surmised this person might be…
