Miscellaneous Thoughts

I have few, if any, claims to fame but I must brag that I make a mean margarita. After years of perfecting my craft, I am ready to offer my margarita secrets to the world. I believe a better margarita makes for a better world. The Margarita—Nectar to the Gods…… The...

Why is Comcast trying to drive me crazy? If you want an example of a company that needs an overhaul on how they deal with their customers, let me tell you about Comcast. Recently I decided to switch my home internet from AT&T (because it was slow) to Comcast....

This year instead of making resolutions I don’t keep I am going to make some for everyone else. Here goes. 1. No gum chewing. 2. When you are in your car at a red light, you will pay attention. The minute the light changes to green, you will go. No sitting there in...

I couldn’t get out of bed in the morning. I didn’t have my black furry alarm clock insisting that I do. My mind kept dwelling on the decision to end her life. I knew it was the right thing to do but the other side of me kept screaming, don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t...

I am intrigued by the differences in the generations, the Baby Boomers, Generation X and Y. I am proud to be a boomer. Sure there are a lot of us and it made competition fierce, but we were the majority and because of that we influenced culture. Some describe us as...

I am not sure how Italian temper differs from other types of tempers. My Italian temper is quick to flare, and then I have Italian Catholic guilt for losing it. When my temper is out of control, I don’t listen to reason, including myself trying to reason with my...

Last week I conducted several discrimination prevention trainings. Since it has been on my mind, it seemed like a good time to write a blog about it. Discrimination prevention begins with supervisor training. Training your supervisors is important because the hardest...

I am not a big TV person but I was happy to recently learn that the old reruns of the Perry Mason show are on a channel called Me TV. I loved Perry Mason when I was a kid. I actually credit Perry with my ultimate job as a lawyer. Perry Mason was my hero. What can we...

I am reading a fascinating book and have to share. The book is The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. Achor has an intriguing principal about happiness and success that is backed up by loads of research. Traditionally we have been told that if you work hard you will...

During a recent arbitration, while on a break, the court reporter made an interesting comment to me. She said she was in a deposition and she had to ask the lawyers to speak up. I was intrigued about the concept of lawyers needing a prompt to speak up, so I asked her...