Category Archives: Helpful Hints

Faulty Assumptions

Birthday cake

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I was wandering the Hallmark aisle this morning in search of an appropriate canned sentiment to give to the Mrs. in honor of her birthday. Unlike many holidays which seem to have been created specifically for Hallmark and various retail segments, I celebrate birthdays, especially those other than my own.
As I was sorting out the card options, I heard a phone ring. Actually, it didn’t “ring” in the traditional sense; it played. MC Hammer, to be specific. His 1990 hit “Can’t Touch This.”  And that’s when the business point hit me. Continue reading

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Stinking Up The Joint

Skalldyr

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Finally Friday, and with it comes our weekly food-related theme.  This one won’t be as pleasant as some but hopefully it gets you thinking (and eating) a little better about seafood specifically and all food in general.

Oceana is an organization founded to protect the oceans.  They issued a report on seafood fraud recently which I found to be eye-opening although, unfortunately, unsurprising.  I want to highlight one point and see if you agree with me that it leads to a bigger business point. Continue reading

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Danny Dunn

La machine Dujardin donnant la force motrice

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One book I remember vividly from my childhood was called Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine.  It was published in 1958 and I think I read it in middle school several years later (I’m not THAT old!).  The book is about a kid who finds what was an early computer (probably filled a room and didn’t have the processing power of one of today’s cell phones, I’m sure).  He uses the computer to do his homework but finds out that to do so he needs to program it.  In order to program it, he needs to understand the subject matter which, kids, is the point.  It’s also today’s business thought. Continue reading

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