TweetIn response to my Thanksgiving post this year Alex over at the Advice Network left a thought provoking comment. Here’s the comment: It’s interesting that the European (illegal?) immigrants could not survive with a communal (communist?) economic system, considering the aboriginal neighbors who saved their lives by showing them what crops to plant DID haveRead More
A Little Thanksgiving History
November 22, 2007 by 10 Comments
TweetToday is a national holiday here in the US. It’s a day with many different traditions today, from big meals with family, turkey, pumpkin pie, to parades and Detroit Lions football. Interestingly the Thanksgiving tradition goes back much further than the 1924 inception of the Macy’s parade in New York. In fact, it predates ourRead More
Learning with Lynn Lilly and the Ladies
November 21, 2007 by 4 Comments
TweetYou may or may not know that Gorgeous is the Managing Director of the local Savannah chapter of a business women’s networking group called eWomenNetwork. I’m proud of what she’s accomplished in growing that group from nothing a little over a year ago. But pretty much it has been her thing. I’ve kept my distanceRead More
Add Functionality to WordPress with Plugins
November 20, 2007 by 9 Comments
TweetWordPress is a powerful web publishing platform. That statement almost goes without saying. Because it is open source there is a tremendous amount of support for the platform freely available out there. And you can really add functionality to your WordPress site by adding plugins. What Plugins Are Plugins are simply smaller programs that interactRead More
Anonymity Credit Card Style
November 15, 2007 by 14 Comments
TweetIdentity theft is a big issue. If you talk to anyone who has been a victim of that particular crime you can get a feel for how incredibly disruptive it can be to your life. What if a credit card company came along and changed things up to help protect consumers? What are some ofRead More
Clarify Your Win and Be More Effective
November 12, 2007 by 15 Comments
TweetEffectiveness is often a good measure of success. When we are effective we are producing the results we striving to achieve. Trouble comes when the results we see are different from what we expected. What then? How do we become more effective? One sure way to be more effective is to Clarify Your Win. WeRead More
Thank Your Local Veteran Today
November 11, 2007 by 8 Comments
TweetEvery now and then I get into a politics discussion with someone having a vastly different perspective than mine. Fortunately that doesn’t happen as often as it used to. I’m not sure if I’m actually learning something as I grow older, or if I’m actually getting more cynical and apathetic where politics are concerned. NotRead More
The Joys of Vacation
November 8, 2007 by 18 Comments
Tweetva·ca·tion [vey-key-shuhn, vuh-] –noun a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday. a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity. an act or instance ofRead More
Customer Service Credit Card Style
November 6, 2007 by 6 Comments
TweetScenario You make a purchase with your credit card for $171.76. Even before the bill comes due you cut a check to the credit card company for that amount because you believe in paying off the balance in full every month. Due to your convoluted but very effective personal accounting system you mail in aRead More
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