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Just in Time – Destressing the holidays
One of the “rules” I always read relevant to professional blogging is to subscribe to lots of blogs that stretch you in different directions, or you just find interesting. I follow that rule, and one of the blogs I follow is called Simple Mom. Her blog’s tagline (I assume “her”, but these days who knows) [...]
Plaxo, anyone?
I had one of those reminder E-mails from Plaxo this morning. I’ve been a user of Plaxo for a long time, having signed up “back in the day” when it started as a simple tool to keep your Outlook Contacts up to date. Since it’s morphed into a business community site, I have to say [...]
The real Santa Claus
“DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so. Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?” “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” is the famous reply we all know by heart, [...]
Shop @ lunch, get free shipping
Thanks to Facebook and Anita Campbell, I can tell you about a great offer that’s only going on today. Check out FreeShippingDay.com for a list of LARGE list of online merchants offering free shipping today only! Many of your favorite retailers are on the list, including Dick’s, Dell, Johnston-Murphy (my favorite), Kohls, etc. etc. Procrastinators [...]
Holiday plans
Just a short note to wish you and yours a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. I will be enoying a couple days off and time with friends and family. I will not be publishing a Weekend Reader this Friday – I’m giving myself a complete break from work and personal obligations and look forward to [...]
A surprise package in the mail
Every once in a while life throws you a little surprise; a gift-wrapped smile from parts unknown. I got one of those over the weekend. Checking my work E-Mail, I had a message from someone I didn’t recognize. There was no signature, no introduction, no marketing – literally nothing to help me figure out where the [...]
Farewell, my friend
The E-Mail came across late in the day when most of us are trying to wrap up a few last tasks and our minds have already started to drift off to the evening’s activities. The subject was “FW: bad news”, generally not a good sign. The message was from someone who used to be on the Board [...]
Too good to pass up
Yes, this is intended to be a postive, growth-oriented blog. It really is. So fresh on the heals of that post on Cadillac’s (I think) mis-leading commercial about their hybrid Escalade, I feel a little sheepish posting a follow-up that is equally as sarcastic. But this one truly is too good to pass up. Please take [...]
