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I go to Costco about once a month. Contact lenses and supplies are my primary driver. Also paper products and some of their fresh foods. As I threw the gigantic package of toilet paper into my cart, I wondered if it was really a… Continue Reading “Costco”
MSN had an article discussing whether or not a cover letter is important for job applicants. You can read it here. Do HR people really read them? My best answer is that most of us will..sort of. But if you don’t submit one, we… Continue Reading “Cover Letters”
I read this article yesterday and wasn’t going to comment because I know I will be snarky. But it is interesting and then the comment thread was more interesting. I will try to control myself. MSN Money – one of my favorite places on… Continue Reading “The Starbucks Recession Indicator”
I don’t normally read WSJ, but a colleague – who was not on my side on this issue – brought me this article this morning called “Get Rid of the Performance Review!” Two years ago, I had a pretty big temper tantrum, threw our… Continue Reading “Professional Validation”
Here is one I hadn’t thought of before:MSN, where I spend my whole life, had a blog article on garbage disposals. Apparently, there has been a question of banning them to avoid the pollution to our water/sewage systems. Here was the conclusion: “The research… Continue Reading “Are Garbage Disposals Green? Enough?”
MSN Money has an article today called 7 Tips: Surviving a Financial Panic. Besides the usual “don’t mess with your 401(k)” and “build an emergency fund” advice, there was a section on “Keeping historical perspective”. I require perspective. Can someone please draw me a… Continue Reading “It is Our Own Fault”
This is an older article on MSN Careers that I loved when I first read it. “Get Rid of These Work Bad Habits” came back to the main page today and I wonder if it doesn’t mean that between the economy and the election… Continue Reading “At the Office – Quit Griping”
I’m sure this is news to no one, but I am glad to have the opportunity to discuss it again: MSNBC had an article about how the anonymity of the Internet (and telephone and car) facilitate anti-social behavior is otherwise perfectly nice people. Here… Continue Reading “Uncivilized Anonymity”
(deep breath) I’m undecided, ok? I will delete and ignore any comments that trash me for it. I am outing myself as undecided because I have a point to make. I like both candidates. I voted for John McCain in the primary in 2000.… Continue Reading “Talking Politics is a Bad Idea”
ABC’s Harry Porterfield visited the Refuge on Labor Day. Here is the report he did: http://www.youtube.com/get_player
The Next Dark Age 