If you still have your dad, and are always wondering what to buy him, here’s a list. This is actually my list. !. Aqua Velva. I know you think we like the expensive stuff at Nordstrom’s, but we don’t really. We are not really sure how much to put on. We don’t want to smell [...]
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Mel’s Whore Chili: Winner and the Sore Losers
Posted in December 15th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
So. We have an Annual Chili Cook-Off here in the LinkUp office. Usually, I don’t enter my chili. I prefer to let my peeps enter their own chili, their favorite family recipes, hidden secret ingredients and all that; plus I want to spread the glory around if you know what I mean. But when I [...]
Minnesota Snow. And Snow. And Snow. And Snow.
Posted in December 11th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
It snows here in Minnesota. But you know that. We are getting snow again today. And by snow I mean SNOW. You outsiders—here are some things about how we do snow up here in Minnesota that you probably don’t know. We shovel snow better than anyone else. We have a variety of snow shovels like [...]
Power of Ideas, India vs Texas
Posted in December 10th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
The Power of Ideas was launched in India in 2009 as a way to encourage entrepreneurship. More than 12,500 ideas were presented and about 1,000 people were offered one-to-one mentoring. This effort result in 254 ideas being funded. Big deal. This story reminded me of the Business Challenge by Mark Cuban almost two years ago [...]
Men Colors
Posted in December 9th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
I read today that the Color of the Year is “honeysuckle.” Isn’t American great? Personally, I gave up on color back in the 1980′s. I can’t tell green from aqua and certainly not teal from quickgivemeanothercolor. But Honeysuckle? Last I recall that was a plant, not a color. Ok, vine. If you have ever had [...]
Cleaning Out My In-Box: Your Q, My A
Posted in December 8th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
Comic from Weimarart. Scott Adams’ recent post National Discard Day reminded me to delete all the emailed questions I get from jobseekers and HR people. Before I did so, I thought I would pound out a few answers to a few of the most common questions. Sorry the answers are so short. I am an [...]
In Honor of Lists and Nursery Rhymes
Posted in December 5th, 2010
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It is common knowledge that we learn in lists (Here are the three things you need to remember, Johnny) or in nursery-type rhymes (30 days hath September…50 years later and I still USE that one). Since so many of the bloggers you read use lists, including yours truly. I thought I would take a few [...]
Ask Men’s Ten Highest Paying Jobs
Posted in December 4th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
AskMen just released their top ten highest paying jobs today. They did not complete the article by listing the actual job openings in each one. I simply searched on LINKUP.com, the best job search engine to find those openings for you. By clicking on the link, you can see the LinkUp list and, if you [...]
Don’t Even THINK of Licking His Hand. Others Have Tried That Old Trick.
Posted in December 4th, 2010
by admin in Work-related
