The Superstitions attached with Putting the Silverware Away Daily Prompt: Putting the Dishes Away I am a very messy person. Messes follow me at work, at home and even on the subway. I just leave everything lying about. I take great pride in being messy. There is research […]
The Psychology of Managing Across Multiple Generations in the Workplace: The Sandwich Method The Daily Prompt: Generation X,Y, Z At home I have a rambunctious five year old son. Until recently, I had a stubborn talkative, storytelling mom. I bought a house for both him to run around […]
Daily Prompt: The MET obstacle course in the day to day workplace rat race Every Monday starts off with grand goals shining brightly. Well, except for those that hate Mondays. Mind you, Mondays get a bad rap. Wednesdays are by far way worse. Anyway, Mondays are officially the […]
If you hear a woman screaming for help in the middle of the night, more than likely you are going to help. Or so you believe. However, Kitty Genovese screamed and screamed decades ago, many in the neighborhood looked out their windows, and no one helped out. She […]
As the New Year quickly approaches and you frantically search the sales bins and do an hourly check-in on the Amazon lightning deals, you may stop for a second to think about the coming New Year and what it may bring. Perhaps you may even reflect on what […]
The television is blaring “It’s a Wonderful Life” where Jimmy Stewart plays the character of George Bailey who is a despairingly frustrated businessman who wishes he had not been born. His whole life he has sacrificed for others, putting his dreams on hold and even losing the hearing […]
There must be a way to untie this bind Yet the pull and ferocious tugs are to no avail Hungrily frustrated, erratic and unrefined Roaring like a wild, caged-up animal Desperation begets gnawing The coarse ties taste of bitterness, dirt and lies Stop, pull back, and assess Calm […]
Do you remember that Loverboy’s song “working for the weekend”? I wished that applied to me. Instead I work all weekend long. So, I work during the workweek so that I can keep working on the weekend. Such is life in the non-profit understaffed, bleed-you-to-death world. Besides working […]
Teeth dripping blood from the finger stumps Tongue salty from the anger-shed tears that have clumped Be gone you mythical beast of compassion And show your true moral compass and self-passion That lies strewn about the restaurant gutter Take your falsehoods and buy some twenty-percent friends They […]
Another Monday morning is here. The winter chill is starting to creep in. And pirates off the coast of Africa are being subjected to Britney Spears’ music; which apparently is serving as a deterrent. Blasting music to annoy others is nothing new. I remember when I lived in […]
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