As Thanksgiving draws closer, in the interest of home safety I’m linking to a release by the National Fire Protection Association concerning tips for preventing fires. Of course, I do have a few comments to add to their statement in order to bring what they have to say into the real world. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Backtiming
I had an assistant once who developed the concept of “the Ritter factor” when estimating time. The basic concept was that if I said something would take a certain amount of time, that amount needed to be multiplied by 4.5 to determine the actual time required. 
While not admitting to the accuracy or even existence of this factor, I can state that Thanksgiving‘s biggest challenge is time. Continue reading
Filed under food, Helpful Hints
Fair Play
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I usually try and keep the blog light on Fridays but this morning’s topic is on the serious side. Since next week is Thanksgiving here in the US, we’re going to focus on food and so this might be the last business-related post for a bit. Please keep reading!
Filed under Helpful Hints, Reality checks
Consult Keith 