by david allan van nostrand | Jul 20, 2026 | Americana, Human Behavior, The Wayback Machine, The world around us, Young moderns
My concept of hobos was taught me by tv. The first I remember was a hobo that came thru Mayberry. Opie liked him right away, but the hobo turned out to be a ne’er-do-well that was teaching bad habits to the gullible kid. Andy put a stop to it, of course. TV and movies...
by david allan van nostrand | Jan 5, 2026 | Human Behavior, Marketing, The world around us, Young moderns
Billy’s father was Catholic and his mother was Jewish. When he was 23, he married a 40-year old woman who fixed his bad teeth, changed his hairstyle, taught him how to act, and talked him into changing his name. Joan Crawford co-starred with him in eight films. She...
by david allan van nostrand | May 18, 2020 | Human Behavior, Surveys, What employers want, Young moderns
Employers Say New College Grads Can’t Think One of our very human tendencies is that we are not very good at seeing ourselves through others’ eyes. Studies show most college students claim to have the skills and qualities employers are looking for today....
by david allan van nostrand | Dec 23, 2019 | Items in the News, Young moderns
Young Moderns have had it with the dreary old decorations of the past and think it’s time to move on. One great way to make your Christmas yard display stand out is by featuring an inflatable Hidden Valley Ranch bottle, a Taco Bell sauce packet, and a giant bag of...
by david allan van nostrand | Dec 16, 2019 | Human Behavior, Items in the News, Young moderns
We were the first to have a gen-name. Now everyone has one and some have two. Regardless of what they call themselves, our term for the latest group at front and center of deciding everything for everybody else is Young Moderns. Nitpickers will say hey, what about the...
by david allan van nostrand | Dec 9, 2019 | Human Behavior, Young moderns
One by one, hundreds of college students were asked to be alone with their thoughts for 15 minutes – no phones, no books, no pens for doodling – nothing. They were asked only to stay awake, be quiet, and sit idly in their seats. Before beginning, students...
