Next fall the incoming freshmen class will have a frame of reference which is limited, naturally, as mine and yours was at that same time. I think you will see the humor and some irony. However, after reviewing the list, follow the link I provided at the end, and...

We used to chuckle at an old gag about the guy from Mexico, 'Manual Labor'. No harm meant. It is what used to be called, ‘a sense of humor’. Political correctness has all but eliminated our ability to laugh at the world. However, many graduating this month may not be...

Happy Mother’s Day! A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because I am a woman,” she said. “I don’t get it,” he said. His mom just hugged him and said, “And you may never understand.” Later, the little boy asked his father, “Why does mother seem to cry...

Where did anyone learn that after boarding a flight, it’s socially acceptable to take off your shoes? The other day in row 3, which is bulk-head, my seat mate took off his shoes and propped his feet up on the wall in front of us. He didn’t take off his socks (which I...

Let us review from Veritax Partis Unus; Veritas; absolute truth; n. the state of quality of being true; accuracy; sincerity; integrity and agreement with fact. “You don’t throw a whole life away, just because it’s banged up a little.” Jeff Bridges, playing the role of...

Has a definitive book on service and the treatment of customers, clients, shoppers, patrons, et al, ever been written? Yes, but you would never know it. The treatises that come to mind are Tom Peters’, ‘In Search of Excellence’, 1986, Carl Sewell Jr., Customers for...

Several weeks ago, I received a blast from Stephen Covey, introducing his new mantra, ‘The Speed of Trust’, offering me and others the opportunity to enroll in the initial web-cast with Stephen. This introductory web-cast offered the opportunity to issue pre-cast...

Many of us have super-seniors in our family who can remember the 1930’s. When I was young, I used to listen to the older folks in my family, who lived during those times; talk about what it was like. Although there certainly where challenges, I never heard anyone in...