Sunday night, after the Super Bowl, a show came on called Undercover Boss. I don’t usually watch these types of shows, but for some reason I was intrigued enough by the premise that I decided to check it out. Bindaas Madhavi via Compfight The President and COO of Waste Management, Lawrence O’Donnell, III, decided to […]

Yesterday was Election Day in America, and people from all over the country went to the polls to vote for, or against, candidates of their choice. My wife and I went, and had to learn a new way to vote, as they’ve gone away from machines to paper ballots here; this is progress? I vote […]

I’ve been feeling a little old lately, and it’s not only because of the passing of Michael Jackson or the fact that, at some point this year, I’ll be turning 50. The latest thing seems to be this assault on what I consider as common courtesy, or at least how it used to be defined. […]

Every once in awhile, we all get upset or irritated by someone else, and they’re probably getting irritated with you at the same time. It’s hard in both personal and working relationships when this type of thing happens. Chris JL via Compfight In the book Crucial Conversations, they give plenty of scenarios and tips on […]

I hate bullies. I didn’t like them when I was a kid, and I certainly don’t like them now. Nowadays, though, I see them more often in office environments, where, instead of physically beating people up, they mentally beat people down. Most of the time they don’t even realize they’re doing it, which makes it […]