My friend RP, a licensed building contractor, helped me build some shelves in my garage. Had I done it myself, I’d have fitted the shelves to the exact space of 16 feet, 9 inches. But RP said wood comes in 8-foot lengths. And by making the shelves 16 feet long, I would [...]
By Don Hauptman | Fri, Nov 27, 2009
Below, another batch of interesting mistakes, all found recently in major newspapers: A Pentagon spokesman on unneeded planes: “We’ve always frowned upon earmarks and additives that are above and beyond what we ask for.”
By Michael Masterson | Thu, Nov 26, 2009
Sit back on a comfortable couch. Close your eyes and count your blessings, big and small. But don’t generalize. Don’t think, “I am thankful for my health.” Instead, think, “I am thankful that my lungs are working fine, that I have no cancer in my bones”… that kind of thing.
By Michael Masterson | Thu, Nov 26, 2009
I opened this issue by looking at the little things to be thankful for today. Now, let’s get serious… Be thankful for your wealth.
By Michael Masterson | Thu, Nov 26, 2009
It’s Thanksgiving. So let’s be thankful. Later in this issue, we’ll talk about the big things to be grateful for. But let’s start with some little things. These are 10 of mine:
By Bob Cox | Thu, Nov 26, 2009
During my early business career, I was a terrific insurance salesman. Every year, I would sell more and more. Every year, I would accumulate more and more. Every year, I would send my wife, Karin, and her mother on fabulous trips I won by exceeding sales goals.
By Early To Rise | Thu, Nov 26, 2009
An Epiphany (ih-PIF-uh-nee) — from the Greek for “to appear” — is a sudden insight.
By Early To Rise | Wed, Nov 25, 2009
Perfervid (per-FUR-vid) — from the Latin — means impassioned, intensely emotional.
By Michael Masterson | Wed, Nov 25, 2009
I tend to up my social drinking during the holidays. Maybe you do too. It’s partly because I have the mistaken notion that drinking makes me more interesting. It’s also because I am certain it makes some of the people I run into at parties more bearable.
By Michael Masterson | Wed, Nov 25, 2009
Your business is going pretty well. You have 18 employees and three product lines. Each of those three profit centers is headed by a manager — Dick, Jane, and Spike. Dick is in your office five times a day and copies you on every e-mail he sends or receives. When you give him [...]
By David Cross | Fri, Nov 27, 2009
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