Really Old
We make the kids watch really old movies…it’s Friday Night Flicks here and we are forcing them to watch the 1985 teen comedy Better Off Dead. I mean, who doesn’t want to know exactly the right tone of voice to Read More …
Category: general
Simulating Projects
I’m getting more and more impressed with the age at which students are simulating projects that have real applications in the future workplace. Funding for local projects, by corporations like Toyota, Pepsi, TerraCycle and local businesses who see the value Read More …
Real or Not Real
Sometimes, people are skeptical about marketing executives and their product pitch. Is what they say real or not real? From commercials to ads to slogans and taglines – what they say may just sound good. Today, I think that people Read More …
Let Them Help
Sometimes, you are better at doing something than the new person who is around to do it. You just have to train them and then let them help. We know that it is hard to let go. Resist the urge… Read More …
Make a List
What do you need to do? Make a list. Who/what do you want to choose, make a pro-con list. This practice works for many people. When they are done, they feel accomplished what they said – or wanted – to Read More …
Yesterday’s Favorites
To our children we – as parents – wax on nostalgic for things of our past…even if that past was only in the 1980s, the 1990s and the early Aughts. The things that are part of the kid’s training are Read More …
Who You Are Today
No doubt, who you are today, is different from the person you were 10 and 20 years ago. You are now older, more mature, maybe you are married and have children – or maybe you have recently graduated and gotten Read More …
Not Monday
When Monday is a holiday and the banks are closed, schools are closed and traffic is light because all of the Government offices are…closed – it may take some time to remember that it only seems like Monday, but it Read More …
Rainy Days and Mondays
Most of us know the lyrics and the 1970s song; some on let’s sing it now…”rainy days and Mondays always get me down”… Lately, it just seems that the world around us is in a funk. Few people are happy Read More …
Healthy and Delicious
We try oh, we try to make meals and to buy snacks that are both healthy and delicious, but honestly, it’s hit or miss. We love french fries, burgers – or the Philly alternative – The Cheesesteak. We enjoy cookies, Read More …