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Swings And Misses

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Obviously, I write a blog.  When asked, I usually say it’s a blog about business, media and sometimes food.  Now, those are fairly broad categories and I appreciate the fact that there is a lot of room under those categories to fit everything from content monetization (a favorite topic) to the 10 ways you can add twitter followers (oh, please). However, I’m not sure that handbags fit. Continue reading

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Fish Sticks

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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

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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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