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
Category Archives: Helpful Hints
Backtiming
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
Actions and Words
Those of us that are native speakers of English are familiar with the expression “actions speak louder than words.” It’s a popular idiom, generally meaning that doing something is better than talking about something. But there’s another meaning as well. Continue reading
Filed under Helpful Hints, Huh?, Reality checks
Consult Keith 