Foodie Fun Friday returns! Today’s topic is fish sticks. That’s right – the bane of every Catholic kid’s existence when I was young. Strangely, these happen to be among my favorite foods. There’s usually a box of them in the freezer and dipped in a blend of tartar and hot sauces, they’re often in front of me as I watch some sporting event or other. I was heating up a batch of them the other day when I had an epiphany: what I was doing (reheating frozen fish) is what much of America thinks is cooking. Come to think of it, there’s a business lesson in there as well. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2009
3 Job Questions You Must Ask
Lots of folks, both employees and friends, have come to me over the years to ask my thinking about a position they were considering. And no, you shouldn’t find it strange that people who worked for me asked my thinking on this – I encouraged it as part of the open communication I tried to foster. They’re co-workers, not slaves! In any event, there were always 3 questions I told them they needed to answer and IN THIS ORDER. Continue reading
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Les Paul
I’d be remiss if I didn’t write a few thoughts about the passing of Les Paul last week. As someone who has been playing the guitar since he was 11, and a good many of those years playing on a Gibson ES-335, a derivative of the original Les Paul, my life was touched by Les and his work. The most interesting thing about him, however, is how the technology he invented was always a means to an end – making great music. Continue reading
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Consult Keith 