Condominiums are a very popular lifestyle for those who think they want someone else to take care of maintenance and upkeep of their living quarters. In theory, it does afford an alternative — of sorts. You buy a unit in a multi-dwelling building. You own your unit and all the headaches of building and landscape maintenance [for the rest of the story, click here]
That’s Life
I'm getting lots of reports on the ground that the economy has been hijacked…small to mid-size businesses are hurting big time. Restaurants in this area are down 30% in the last month, as confirmed by a vendor who sells to them. Marketing people continue to find it extremely difficult to find work – even [for the rest of the story, click here]
Sep 292007
Forget the Paperless Society — It just doesn't exist! Documentation and Certification today are big, big business. With each passing year we spend a higher percentage of our time talking (and writing about what we do) to prove that we can do what we do every day of our lives. It took me a full [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jul 212007
Casual yet elegant? Fine dining and outstanding service? Old world charm? At the end of a hectic day, when all creativity has been drained from every bone in my body, I dream of a trip to the sunny Mediterranean. I crave quality food lovingly prepared from the freshest natural ingredients. I long for an environment [for the rest of the story, click here]
There's a game afoot… Everyone is a player… The object of the game is to deliver services or products for a profit if you're a corporation or business; and, to get products or services at a fair rate of exchange if you're a consumer. The transactions are based on whatever the seller is willing to sell for and the buyer is [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jul 022007
Condominiums are pretty nifty. They give residents a place to hang their hats while – generally minimizing all the work and expense of maintaining a free-standing property. But, this easy lifestyle can be deceptive. Too many invest in a condominium thinking that they will have no more responsibilities than a renter does…not so. Community living has its drawbacks [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jun 142007
Is it time for the pendulum to start swinging in the other direction? So far the 21st century, which promised so much, has fallen far short of the promises. We've had precious few days of peace since the turn of this century. Wars and promise of decades of wars to come continue. Whole segments of [for the rest of the story, click here]
Jun 012007
My heart bleeds for the families of our dead and dying soldiers past, present and future…and for all our children and grandchildren. It was just a matter of time, but I kept hoping against all hope that we wouldn't come to the point where any citizen should be denied common human compassion…much less a man [for the rest of the story, click here]