Monthly Archives: April 2010

Take Out

Picture of an authentic Neapolitan Pizza Margh...

It’s Foodie Fun Friday and it’s late enough that I’m already thinking about dinner (been a busy day – sorry I’m late!!). We usually bring food in on Fridays. When the girls were living at home, it was usually pizza but since it’s just the Mrs. and me our horizons have broadened, along with our waistlines, considerably. We keep  a book of menus here and around now we start perusing them, complete with annotations of what we’ve brought in before and what we’ve liked. Which of course is a business lesson. Continue reading

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Icebergs

RMS Titanic

I’m heading out for meetings today but I wanted to remind you of an anniversary occurring today.  On this day in 1912 Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg the evening before. 1,517 people died and more than 700 people survived.  Titanic was supposed to be “unsinkable” despite her size.  Every bit of early 20th century technology was in her, she was fast, safe and huge.  I’m going to assume that you know the story even if it’s from watching the movie. Continue reading

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Email Is A Last Resort

Isn’t it ironic that many people with smart-phones use them to email rather than call? That’s such a waste and potentially even dangerous. What I mean by that is this: email is one of the most potentially detrimental things you can bring to a relationship with peers, customers, and others. Continue reading

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