Category: Observations & Ideas

How to work with stupid people. – Laurie Ruettimann

This is an interesting post not specifically for the premise behind it’s title.  If you read through the first paragraph it really does make the point that everybody  can be seen as stupid by someone […]

Don’t Think outside the lines

  In a world where Professional Individual Contributors work so closely together, then conflict between someone who thinks outside the lines and someone who thinks inside them is inevitable.  

TiVo

I have a TiVo.  I recently was shocked that I met some young adults who were simply not familiar with the brand.  Shocked because if you are not familiar with TiVo at one point it […]

Just Tweet NO!

I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts on my power walk today, and the guest host in the latter half of the show brought up an interesting concept that was only preferably related […]

A novice mistake from a supposed master.

After I graduated high school I I entered into the bachelor black hole.  Thankfully I didn’t suffer as bad as some of my peers when it came to debt.   I exited college with little student […]

The Book in a Blog Post: Part 2

Last week I talked about a Dave Ramsey blog where he touches on several of the things i’m writing about.   The post is about 5 money problems we didn’t have 50 years ago.  The second […]

Loosing Focus

I have a friend who works in finance.  She’s got a job that is tremendously detailed.   She spends long days, especially during tax time, from before the sun comes up to when the sun goes […]

It was the best of bosses, it was the worst of bosses

An interesting thing about organizational structure.  Have you ever noticed that the best bosses are the ones who are doing the same job you are doing, maybe in a slightly different way, at a slightly […]

A Small Alternative

I live just outside a community that’s a bit artsy, or I guess more formally it’s known as a politically progressive.  Alternative lifestyles, art, all natural living, and a resistance to business and development are all topics that […]

Population Growth in the Carolinas: Projected vs. Observed Trends | Carolina Demography

Population growth isn’t just a number, it also tells the story of where professionals have to go to get jobs.