Do you know what gets me angry? It gets me angry when I work through lunch, order something from the local deli, Brendal's on Old Country Road in Westbury, to find that the order is all wrong! Here's what I ordered and what I got: Ham and cheese omelet and...
The Times Are Changing…
I remember not too long ago my staff and I would sit around my kitchen table in my one bedroom apartment and mail out 400 press releases to the media. A few years later, it was faxes. You would stand there for hours! And then, email. But the media complained....
Another Bad Hair Day?
Come on already, this is ridiculous! Almost every day this week, the weather has been misty, raining or just plain humid and my hair -- looks like Rosanne Rosannadanna's hair from the 1980's Saturday Night Live season! Boys, I know you don't have this worry, but us girls, we have...
An Online Publication To Check Out…
I met the publisher of ComputerUser.com magazine at a local diner. I had heard about his publication for a long time and even remember the print version but our paths never crossed. Although the publication is published out of Long Island, it is a national online publication with more than...
Are Students Today Just Preparing for Standardized Tests?
Image via Wikipedia A good friend of mine passed along a video that was made and produced by middle schoolers at Suffern Middle School. The video really made me think. Students discussed how they felt they weren't being prepared for the future. They wanted to be more creative and learn...
Memorial Day – Time to Remember…
Today is Memorial Day -- a day of Parades, a day of Barbeque's and a day of Remembrance. Thanks to all the soldiers, firefighters and police officers who have risked their lives to let us live in freedom. Happy Memorial Day... Related articles by Zemanta God Bless Our Troops (potpolitics.com)...
New Art in the White House?
Image via Wikipedia In the Friday, May 22nd edition of the Wall Street Journal, an article on "Changing the Art on the White House Walls" was the cover story of the Weekend Edition. Apparently, some of the more classic paintings are being traded in for more modern art done by...
Social Media….How Social Are You?
People asks me all the time, whether or not they should just have a Facebook page or just a Twitter page or just a LinkedIn page. And I tell them, "to build a community, you need to open a few social networking platforms." On my latest Your Business Channel (YBC)...
Rochester, Wegman’s and Voting…
Hmmmm.... I'm reflecting on the past two days.... Yesterday I flew into Rochester to meet with Lisa Gordon, Supervisor of HJMT. I also met with one of our clients, some new Rochester friends and spoke at Monroe Community College at a Social Media 101 seminar. It was a busy couple...
Do You Feel Appreciated?
This morning, in my Westbury office I walked in and headed right for the coffee. It's been a long week and it's only Wednesday! I had also bought some bagels for the staff yesterday and there were at least 10 left over, so I decided to have one too. A...