Oh, those vexing complexities of contemporary life! And how we deal with them…
When Your Day Starts With… But… And…
When your morning goes awry through no fault of your own, how to recover?
Rudeness, and How to Fight It
What do you view as “rude” and how do you “just say no?”
Is Divorce a Failure?
Must “failure” always apply to divorce?
What Is Good Customer Service? Not This.
Good customer service. Why is it so hard to find?
Rebranding Mediocrity: The ‘Good Enough’ Life
‘Good enough’ as a lifestyle choice?
Smiling?
We’re headed into a holiday weekend. You may be up for a little unleavened bread or, you’ve tucked away chocolate and eggs in case a certain floppy-eared creature needs to dip into your stash. Either way, you probably visited one or more of your local markets – for food, for drink, and possibly for flowers. […]
How to Survive a Really Bad Day
The key to getting through a bad day? A superb glass of wine at the end of the day may enable you to unwind – just a little. But to make it through? While the-day-from-hell is in process? You need great people. Or as Blanche DuBois might say, the kindness of strangers. Yesterday was a […]
How May I Help?
Notions of service to customers, to family, to community.
Doomsday for bloggers?
Have you been following the news on the “alleged” Google-Verizon agreement, and the possibility of delivering speedier Internet service to those able to pay for it? Many sources are weighing in, interpreting this as the demise of the little guy when it comes to web content. You know – people like you and me, and […]