July 31, 2017
Common Sense Isn’t All That Common
The Fourth of July is a day when seemingly normal people lose their common sense and blow off fingers, damage eyes, and do other mayhem…
July 15, 2017
If Only It Was So Easy
On May 25, 2017, the Wall Street Journal’s tech column was about how almost all of us have personal information exposed online, much more than…
July 12, 2017
The Freedom to Fail and Succeed
Recently it was Memorial Day, a day to honor those who died defending our country (although many confuse it with Veterans Day, which is to…
July 7, 2017
Wouldn’t You Love to Raise Your Prices?
Not that it’s worth much, but I was an Econ major in undergraduate and grad school. I do remember Macro Economics 101 - supply, demand,…
June 30, 2017
Fake News is Not New
The new buzzwords of 2016-17 are “Fake News” and “Alternative Facts”. Hey, this is nothing new. Politicians, and others, have used an alternate reality of…
June 23, 2017
From Fee & Free to Loyalty
One of my sons convinced me to (finally) signup for Amazon Prime Photos, which Amazon defines as, “Secure unlimited photo storage and enhanced search and…
June 22, 2017
Do More in Less Time
I recently read an excerpt from the book, “Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less (by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. Copyright © 2016), shared…
June 17, 2017
Controlling Your Customer’s Expectations
On their menus and placemats PizzaVino in Palm Desert, CA describes true authentic Neapolitan Pizza as, “It’s all about balance, The Oven, San Marzano tomatoes,…
June 15, 2017
Getting Your Message Across
I’m a member of Seattle Executives Association (SEA) and we recently had elections for the board of directors. Unlike my Rotary club where there’s one…
June 10, 2017
Pace Yourself with Urgency
The Seattle Mariners, like quite a few teams, started their 2017 season very slowly, going 2-8 at one point. The press and the casual fans…
