Alan Weiss, N.I.C.E.*
I saw a guy on social media today with 23—I counted them—23 initials after his name. Maybe, maybe, if you're at a professional conference you list them, or maybe you hang all those certifications on your office wall to cover the
Typo
Let me be very clear about this: When someone unsolicitedly points out a typo in your work (especially a published book, but even a column or an article) without also commenting on the content of the work, it's merely passive/aggressive
Pining
The Governor of Rhode Island, Gina Raimondo, was quite popular when first elected, and now at the conclusion of her second and final term is rated the "least most popular governor in the US." Recently, she changed the habit of
Honk! Honk!
New Zealand man brings emotional support clown to layoff meeting David Matthews New York Daily News | Sep 15, 2019 | 4:15 PM A New Zealand man, brought a clown to meeting where he lost his job. (Valerie Loiseleux/Getty Images/iStockphoto) A New Zealand man
A State of the Union or A State of Mind?
Here in Rhode Island people give you directions by using buildings that no longer exist as landmarks ("Take a left where the Old Stone Bank used to be"). They have "vacation" homes about 40 minutes from their primary homes, and
The Triumph of Means Over Ends (Bureaucracy)
The State of Rhode Island informed me that I had a reconciliation of sales taxes to complete for 2016. Seems they either missed my filing or I missed the change from paper to their electronic filing. I owed no sales
Unlink
A woman on LinkedIn actually posted that she keeps a sign in her office (she's a sales manager of some kind) that there's only a two percent chance of making a sale on the first or second call, but there's
Stupid Questions
There are stupid questions, and I will now answer them: • Q: Hotel front desk clerk, when the doorman takes my bags to the desk and says, “This is Dr. Weiss,” and she says, “Checking in?” A: No, I’m walking my bags. •
“College Bound” Could Mean “All Tied Up”
Not everyone needs to go to college to be successful or happy. When I was in school about a third of the students were no better educated, no more interesting, four years later. They could have used that time to
Sticks and Stones
An ad hominem attack is one that is made against a particular person's character or nature, rather than that person's argument or issue. We see these increasingly today, on Facebook, in politics, and with almost all people tied rigidly to an
