The governor of New York State gave his State of the State address yesterday. It lasted less than 30 minutes and, in my mind, was short on true details. The address was watched via a WGRZ feed on Pressconnects.com. At least one person had issues with the feed due to browser compatibility so this method… Continue reading The State of New York State
I spent a good deal of my life working in sales. In that time, I managed to glean quite a bit of information about goal setting and goal reaching. Below are some of the best tips I could give you about setting goals at this time of resolutions for the upcoming year. Put your goals… Continue reading Goals and How to Reach Them
I have to admit that I quickly became a big Twitter fan once I started using it and leaving it open in my browser. I can let friends, both distant and close, know brief synapsis of what is going on in my life or with whatever event I am attending. Case in point, I tweeted… Continue reading Twitter and Local Media
The thought process for this entry started by reading an email this morning. Yes, the email came from Sparkpeople.com. They have a “Healthy Reflections” series where an inspirational email hits the subscriber’sinbox every day. I do not always bother to read these every day but some move me, when I do read them, to keep… Continue reading Light, Darkness, Cold, Warmth
I was not a blogging person when the attack on the USS Cole took place in October 2000, killing 17 American sailors. I remember vividly, probably due to my overwhelming political and news junkieness – yes, I am also a wordsmith, where I was when I found out about the USS Cole. I was in… Continue reading Yemen … Again
We all have them – gifts and blessings. As we start on that clean canvas or slate that is a new year, we are looking for ways to improve what is our lives. We make resolutions to do things differently, to make things better for us and for our friends and families. I have read… Continue reading Gifts and Blessings
I visit Ronna Detrick’s blog RENEGADEconversations daily. Her entry for January 1, 2010 was short and sweet and has stuck with me for days, mulling its way around in my mind, my heart and my soul. I truly think you should all head over to read this entry as it will not take long. Ronna’s… Continue reading “Ecstatic Experiences”
Both the quality of creativity and that of being a problem-solver are important to bring to the table when you are searching for employment or for freelancing gigs. A rock pile ceases being a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral. – Unknown Author Employers… Continue reading Creativity and Problem-Solving
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany. It is a celebration of the presentation of the baby Jesus to the Magi. When I was listening to Deacon George discuss the Magi, I got to thinking. Sometimes when I think, it is dangerous. Deacon George, to paraphrase his homily this morning, discussed where the three Magi… Continue reading The Feast of the Epiphany
Upstate New York is finally paying for the lovely October – okay, so there was one small snow storm, beautiful November and almost pristine December weather that was had. It is January, a new year, a new decade and evidently a new weather trend – cold. What is one to expect when living in Upstate… Continue reading Baby, It’s Cold Outside
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