Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 7/11/18
Today's word: annus mirabilis.
Episode 39: Shut It Down
Wherein government might be improved if those making the laws were subject to the consequences of those laws. Remember the recent government shutdown? It means absolutely nothing when the people shutting it down don't face any consequences for doing so, we need our lawmakers to be more accountable.
Alan Weiss’s Word of the Week™ – 7/04/18
Today's word: hermeneutics
As Long As You’re In Town…
Find a convention or conference that attracts your ideal buyers. Invite those people most appropriate to a breakfast, or drinks, or an informal dinner. Don't associate it with the conference, since that often irritates organizers. Don't use a conference site
What Are You Thinking?
Major league baseball players often place weights on their bats while in the "on deck" circle preparing to go to bat. The philosophy is that the bat will be lighter without the weights, therefore their swing will be faster and
It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish
My son often tries to remind me that, "You and mom don't live in the real world" because of my success and our lifestyle. And I'm fond of reminding him that I lived in the "real world" for a very
Reporting the Facts
The New York Daily News screamed that the horrible attack at the Annapolis Star was caused by right-wing extremism against the media. Sean Hannity, responding to the event, who is a conservative commentator, said that he predicted liberal Congressional Representative Maxine Waters
Going From Where to Where
There seems to be a groundswell of interest in these services that tell you your lineage. You may find potential relatives or correct your assumptions about where you're from. Instead of being Serbian, which you were told by your family,