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by | Sep 30, 2019 | Business, Business Support

I’m in a terrible spot and looking for humor. I’m thinking about the jokes in the media surrounding emergency calls. To wit: A Charlotte morning radio show messed with a police officer who was trying to do a 9-1-1 public service announcement. He was just trying to...

Think For Yourself Part II

by | Sep 28, 2019 | Business, Life

(NOTE: This was originally posted in January 2017. It’s actually big enough for 3 posts. This is post 2. It’s been updated to include not only the original points, but how they apply to those of us who own our own business.) I’ve said this in the past, but I...

College Football Picks Week 5

by | Sep 27, 2019 | Sports

I had a very bizarre dream last night. Dreamed I was in a house that was a hybrid of my mother’s last house in Ohio and my Grandma Edgar’s house. It was the middle of the night and I snuck to the basement bathroom. My brother was there, and he told me that Auburn, UAB...

NFL Picks Week 4

by | Sep 27, 2019 | Sports

There’s an article in the Charlotte paper about Cam Newton possibly hurting his recovery by being on a vegan diet. As you would expect, vegans are all up in the comments castigating the article writer and meat-eating commenters as evil. What I have noticed about...

Think For Yourself Part 1

by | Sep 27, 2019 | Business, Life, Social Media

(NOTE: This was originally posted in January 2017. It’s actually big enough for 3 posts. It’s been updated to include not only the original points, but how they apply to those of us who own our own business.) In 2017, he Charlotte Observer’s website ran a story...

We Need Office Conflict

by | Sep 25, 2019 | Business, Business Support, Virtual Assistant

How do you feel about conflict? Most of us try to avoid it. But there is ample evidence that conflict can be beneficial – it encourages new thinking, causes everyone to ask questions, and it strengthens relationships. We’re going to look at some benefits to workplace...

The Importance of Support

by | Sep 24, 2019 | Business, Life, Social Media, Virtual Assistant

I have about 10 podcasts in my favorites list on Stitcher. One of them is the Do It Scared podcast. I only discovered this podcast a few weeks ago, so I’m playing catch-up – there are nearly 80 episodes so far, and I’m just getting halfway through all of them. I just...

Be Genuine

by | Sep 23, 2019 | Business

Last post we talked about me being the spelling & grammar police, and about how much I dislike overused clichés. There are more of these clichés that I’m not much of a fan of. So why do I hate on them so much? Mainly, they are not genuine. As I strive to build a...

Spelling & Grammar Police

by | Sep 22, 2019 | Business, Business Support, Virtual Assistant

That’s a label that has been placed on me at times, and I’m fine with it. I’ve written about it several times, starting with this post. I got to thinking about this as I was reading an ad for a writing job. The instructions were to apply by sending pertinent...