Do You Text or Call?
How many times do you text message a day? Do you prefer to text or call? Do you like to Skype or talk over coffee or dinner? I remember the days before text messaging, and I also remember the days before unlimited text messaging. Everyone talked on a land line or hogged roll over cell phone minutes. May be I’m old now, or maybe I remember a more ...Read More
Fellas, How Do You Treat Your Ladies?
Hello there, gentlemen! Today, I wanted to tell you a little story about a weekend experience I had recently. I normally stay very positive, so I want to relay this story so you can have a more positive experience with the ladies in your life. Last weekend I was out with a good girlfriend of mine. We went to a party and then met up with some men ...Read More
How Well Do You Keep Your Word?
"Be true to your work, your word, and your friend." Henry David Thoreau At the core of a person’s integrity is his or her ability to keep their word. Maybe I was raised differently from most, but I was brought up to honor what I’ve committed to someone else. (more…)
Facebook Rules: When should you “Friend” someone on Facebook?
One day after work, I went to a happy hour with friends. The sun was shining through the trees, and it was the perfect temperature to sit outside. There were many common friends there and some new ones too. We sat around picnic tables laughing and having a good time, enjoying he weather. I made my rounds and was sure to talk to everyone. I had to get ...Read More
Are you commitment-phobic?
I grew up in and old fashioned world before caller ID, screening calls, texting and facebook. When I was in high school we still had answering machines with little cassette tapes, not that I’m trying to date myself too much. People left messages because their numbers weren’t recorded, and people returned phone calls because it was common courtesy. We used to dial *69 to find out about the calls we ...Read More
Dress in the Workplace
How do we address this very subjective issue of appropriate dress in the work place? Fortunately companies today tend to have a dress code in the company handbook. Regardless, people, mostly women, like to play in the gray area. Is this shirt too low cut? Is this skirt too short? Are these pants too tight? Is this outfit too sexy? Where my bar is won’t necessarily line up to yours or to coworker’s bars ...Read More