The short version of the review of Hop is that People Magazine gave Hop 3 (out of 4) stars and my son liked it. It features a cute bunny and a cute leading man…something for the kids and for the moms…plus 100’s of adorable baby chicks. How could you go wrong, right? But early on…
Dave Barry was always able to just take vacation and run old columns. For me, I’m entering a new world that is based in economic disparity and developmental disabilities–absolutely at the top of the engagement and inclusion/social exclusion list, but new territory that hasn’t quite gelled. So in the meantime, I’m periodically re-running posts that…
(this post originally ran 5/4/10, but I always thought the re-imaged photo at the end was under-appreciated. Hope you enjoy it) So from this ad am I to understand that if I chew Trident Wite I’m 35% more likely to get out of a speeding ticket? Is that only true for beautiful white women? What…
My colleague was conducting a training during a “train the trainer” session this week on Intent and Impact, the idea being that in communications, sometimes our Intent does not equal the Impact we intended. For example: “That sweater you’re wearing is really interesting” (intended as compliment). Unexpected impact: “You hate it don’t you?” (Spontaneous reaction: …
I am admittedly a woman of action. I see something broken, and I want to fix it. In the annals of ‘how to lists’ advising employees to get noticed, there’s the advice if you see a problem have at least one suggestion solution to present to the boss before you go in and speak to…
My husband and I were talking about the economy over breakfast this morning and he shared that he read in O Globo, Brazil’s major daily paper, that Americans saw a $1.7 trillion first quarter loss in net worth. His commentary on that was that “the U.S. is losing its place as the unchallenged leader of the…
