You just never know what you’ll find on the internet…until you start looking. Having arrived, and passed, what has been determined to be an acceptable retirement age and not willing to accept the status quo, I started looking around. While businesses have been less than thrilled with older workers and too many have been quick [for the rest of the story, click here]
Business – Not As Usual
Jan 082008
Jan 062008
Now that the new year is firmly planted under our feet, we’ll probably see a small quickening of activity around us. It’s going to be a slow go, if all the indicators we’re observing on the street are accurate. The market continues slow. Many are scrambling to get some balance. And bad habits are difficult [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jan 012008
Ain’t life grand? The greatest gift of all is being able to start a new day (or a new year). Think about it. With each new beginning we start with a tabula rasa — a completely clean slate. The past is done. We aren’t going to be able to do anything about what’s gone before [for the rest of the story, click here]
Dec 302007
We’re rapidly approaching the turn of another year. And while I’ll be one of those saying "thank goodness, and good riddance", I can’t get particularly excited about putting 2007 behind us or welcoming in 2008. Why? Well, frankly I believe every midnight is a new beginning … a mini new year celebration. Every ending gives [for the rest of the story, click here]
Did you have a great Christmas this year? Are you already back at work…maybe even trying to catch up the time lost during the holiday? Already stressing over where the next dollar is going to come from? Wait!!! Did you learn anything yesterday? Too many Americans today are driven far beyond reason to be productive [for the rest of the story, click here]
It’s been a particularly subdued pre-holiday season this year, never mind how many reports we have heard about how great the economy is doing. This year shoppers didn’t have to fight traffic, scurry for parking places or compete for a spot in the check out aisles. And, if my own shopping list is any indicator, [for the rest of the story, click here]
Dec 182007
Christmas is right around the corner now….does it seem that the days are getting shorter and the hours are speeding up? Does it seem that there just isn’t enough time and energy to get everything accomplished? Well, that’s not surprising. Our days continue to grow shorter right through to December 22nd, the shortest day of [for the rest of the story, click here]
Dec 092007
When it comes to the state of the economy I’ll leave the reports in the hands of the Bureau of Labor and others who monitor statistical data. I’m more interested in what’s happening on the streets in the communities I work in. Here the dollar is weak, cost of food, gas, taxes and utilities continue [for the rest of the story, click here]