Last week, I made sure you knew about the new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and it made me think about all the offices we actually do need. There’s the Office of Parental Means Testing, given the Heene Family Reality TV show of last week in Colorado. Or the Office of Better Math Grades…heck, the [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Flying Two Airplanes at Once.
Posted in October 17th, 2009
Ed. Note: I like airplanes. And it is hard to imagine what Orville and Wilbur must have thought when they looked down and saw this—a 747 bringing the Shuttle back home to Florida. “Gee willikers, Orville, lookee what we started.” A friend sent me this email, written by the pilot of the 747. This was [...]
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I Didn’t Even Know There Was a Bosses’ Day!!??!??@$$
Posted in October 15th, 2009
by admin in Work-related
I used to kid Joyce that her Secretary’s Day came, like, way more often than once a year. Seemed. She got all kinds of loot. Not me. No one celebrated a boss day where I worked, I mean no gifts, no money, no extra time off, no shoe shines, nothing. Hallmark didn’t get the word [...]
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The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Posted in October 15th, 2009
by admin in Work-related
Ed. Note: I missed this announcement of a few weeks ago. I have yet to be contacted, btw. I have ideas. WASHINGTON—U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced today his plans to create a new Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship within the Department of Commerce and launch a National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Both [...]
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There Are Basketball Coaches and Just One Coach Wooden.
Posted in October 14th, 2009
John Wooden turns 99 years old today. Somewhere I saw 12 of his Leadership Quotes and decided to re print them here. 1. Never mistake activity for achievement. 2. A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. 3. Ability is a poor man’s wealth. 4. Adversity is the state in which man [...]
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10 Ways To Fix Leno
Posted in October 9th, 2009
As you all know, NBC moved Jay Leno from his nightime spot opposite that lying bastard Letterman to the 9 pm slot, in a move both dangerous and brilliant. He started off great, but has apparently begun to fizzle out a bit. I really like him and want him to succeed. And even though I [...]
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Harry Potter vs Indiana Jones vs Brett Favre
Posted in October 7th, 2009
by admin in Work-related
Only one can throw deep.
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Improving Your Resume
Posted in October 4th, 2009
If there is one topic of major concern to a job seeker it’s the resume. It is the common starting point of a job search, and it seems everyone has an idea on how to make the perfect resume. That’s why Jeff Lipshultz’s blog post on How Much Is Your Resume Worth is so timely, [...]
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