Monthly Archives: August 2009

Learn to Shut the F*** Up.

This is an OLD post from 2001, written by a good friend of mine who seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth. Joel, if you’re out there… This one’s for you. Quick warning: there is some swearing in this post. I don’t normally like to swear in my posts, but I also [...]

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Facebook and Bosses

There’s a time and a place for everything, even if it’s to just let off some steam or to scream and yell because you’re so super stressed out from work/life/dating/parents/debt/what have you… but one thing that we all need to be mindful of is that we’re living in a world of social media now. Clearly, [...]

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Giveaway: Anduccis and Vancouver Canadians!

Finally! Another contest!! I’m happy to be able to give away a $15 gift card to Anducci’s along with a pair of tickets to the Vancouver Canadians vs. Tri-City Dust Devils game on Friday August 14th! This is doubly cool because the Vancouver Canadians are also giving away soft lunch boxes to the first 1000 [...]

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Is It True Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Man – A Response

Gini Deitrich, of Arment Deitrich PR based in Chicago wrote a blog post entitled Is It True Behind Every Successful Woman Is a Man? today. As I was reading it, I was reminded of a book entitled I Can’t Believe She Did That!: Why Women Betray Other Women at Work by Nan Mooney. This book [...]

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