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Puzzling Lessons

While you have a few days off next week, maybe you’ll spend a few hours decompressing and doing a jigsaw puzzle. Here at the old homestead, the Mrs. loves these things and spends hours putting unimaginable numbers of pieces into place.  As she was trying to finish up her latest 1,500 piece project, she stood up and said something that was an excellent business point as well as a key to getting every piece into the place where it belongs.

Jigsaw Puzzle

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The more I thought about it, the more I realized the entire activity had some things for those of us with business on the brain and that’s how we’ll start the week. Continue reading

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Leftovers

From the title, you might think I’ve published next week’s food post too early.  Let me explain.  I was supposed to hit the market the other day to buy myself something for dinner (the Mrs. was at the theater so I was just cooking for myself) but got caught up in work and had no time to go before my evening appointment.  I rummaged around the refrigerator and assorted cabinets and found a bit of bacon, some raw, frozen shrimp, various veggies, and some white wine.  Sounded like a pasta sauce to me, which it was about 20 minutes later.  But it was also a business reminder. Continue reading

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The Day Of The Dead

In many cultures, today is The Day Of The Dead, a holiday on which families remember deceased relatives and honor their memories (I know – you thought I was going to be writing about a rock band…).

La Catrina – In Mexican folk culture, the Catr...

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The celebrations are generally light-hearted and family members tell humorous stories about the deceased. While my family doesn’t celebrate this day, we certainly sit around telling stores about those family members who can’t join us (hence the business axiom to never miss a meeting..) at other holidays. Which of course reminds me of a business point.
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