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Diamonds, Q-Beams & Rednecks

What you see is what you get. Very rarely is this the case. More often than not, what meets the eye at first blush is far from the true contents of the package. Whether we are talking about products or people, what the box looks like is often deceptive. It is the bane of the […]

Hated To Do It

…but it was time for a new poll. The last minute entries changed the results rather dramatically. On the head of the post Who Are You?, the poll asked How do you describe yourself most often? The web results were not much different than the in person interviews, except where “Other” was concerned.

I’d Rather Think of Myself as a Sadist.

letter to santa

But in truth, I am a masochist. What other explanation could I have for my behavior?

I am listening.

Yesterday, we talked about body language which screamed, “I am not listening.” So, what body language does the listener employ? Good Eye Contact Even if your audience is not looking directly into your eyes, it should be watching your face or hands (if you are gesturing). Eye contact translates to “seeing eye-to-eye”. Faced Forward When […]

Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la

I am not the only one who thinks retail establishments who begin playing Christmas carols the day (before,  of, after) Thanksgiving are reasonable targets for arson. The aggregate effect of all this holiday singing, however, produced a really unexpected result in my family.