Independence Day fireworks are a staple of our 4th of July celebrations. The real *fireworks* started with the founders of our country, the 'radicals' of the 1770s American Revolution. Patrick Henry was among the most radical. Henry did *not* approve of the United...
Happy Memorial Day 2021. A reminder – Memorial Day honors those who died while serving in our military. Veteran’s Day honors all veterans. Armed Forces Day honors those presently serving. Our family will garden and barbecue on Memorial Day Weekend. That includes...
Happy New Year 2021, everyone! The expression "we all have 2020 hindsight" is a favorite since childhood. Now it's great to say "we all have 2020 in hindsight." To paraphrase our friend Paul Haut, at W. Haut Specialty Co., between the virus pandemic, the election,...
Merry Christmas 2020 Dear Friends, It’s December, and the end of the year cannot come soon enough. 2020 definitely has been a year that we won’t forget. The pandemic, the election, the stock market, social unrest, all in one year. Masks… I am tired of wearing a mask....
Happy Thanksgiving 2020...tough times to gather and go about the holidays as usual. Yet we shouldn't let tough times stop us from expressing our gratitude and prayers for the blessings we have - our gratitude and prayers for this Happy Thanksgiving 2020, a difficult...
For those who've served, "Happy Veterans Day!" Some vets bristle a bit when people thank them for their service on Memorial Day, because that’s not what the day is for. However, that’s exactly what Veterans Day is for. From the US Department of Defense: “Veterans Day...
Savor good moments. "Savor good moments" means have good moments and internalize them to make them part of you. When you recognize joy, talk to yourself about it. Feel it. Express the wonder of the moment. Express your gratitude for it. Store it up inside of...
Buying In contains thought provoking insights on Human Nature. Buying In is a well-written and very well-narrated collection of insights for anyone interested in marketing and/or human nature. The book gives a particularly good analysis of buzz marketing, a variation...
A healthy dose of immigration humanity is needed in the United States. I just saw the best TED Talk I've seen in a while. That's saying something! Juan Enriquez delivered a heartfelt plea for immigration humanity. Immigration humanity at the US-Mexico border is not a...
Happy Mother's Day, Cindy. Thank you for raising a fine family. Right from the start, you did things right. Though you seldom drank alcohol and when you did drink it wasn't much, you quit entirely the moment you knew our first was on the way. You quit smoking at...
Blockchain :: how will this technology affect your business, your industry, and your life? The last chapter of my book, WebForging, begins by saying, "The future is here. The rest is coming fast." This TED Talk I viewed 10 minutes ago about Blockchain...
Audible Books - Audible.com - Best of the Web I've recommended Audible Books forever. I've been saying this for years: Audible.com is one of the best sites on the web. That was true even when the site was much slower and clunkier than other great e-commerce sites....