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December 19, 2009

Privacy Schmivacy

Don’t you find it fascinating all the tools we have in our discretion to stalk people?  Ok, maybe ‘stalking’ is the wrong term.  But I can determine a lot about people through a handful of sites. On Facebook, I can…

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December 18, 2009

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December 18, 2009

Jobseekers: Read This

I still get bombarded by people who are looking for jobs. Delete. I have no sympathy for random people expecting me to help them out. Delete, delete, delete. Someone sent me the following email a month ago. This is the…

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December 17, 2009

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December 17, 2009

Shopaholic

The mail room guys at my company get a kick out of me because I’ve had several deliveries a day for the past week or so.  They think I have a side-gig as a personal shopper.  I have boxes and boxes…

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December 16, 2009

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December 16, 2009

Dieting

No I’m not dieting.  An acquaintance who’s getting married asked me for tips on how to lose weight.  Since I truly used to be overweight and struggled with poundage issues for many years, I feel overly-qualified to advise. 1. Do…

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December 16, 2009

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December 15, 2009

The Best Hire

I’m convinced that the perfect hire has the following traits. Young.  Young people are not yet jaded.  They’re eager, willing to work hard and long hours.  I mean, how many investment bankers do you see who are in their forties?…

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December 14, 2009

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