I’ve been doing marketing for a looong time, and during that time, I’ve adopted lots of interesting (to me) activities. One that has been constant in my life in some form has been music. But another has been woodworking. This is something no one knows about me, really because I don’t talk about it. It’s……
The Lady Doth Protest too Much, Methinks
When someone says they aren’t something, and you never asked, BEWARE!
Words Are Important in Business
Having a standardized vocabulary is important in business. That may sound obvious, but it’s an issue that when scaling a business, becomes imperative. Everyone around the conference table agrees and vigorously nods their heads when someone says that “communication is key.” But that’s usually where that sentiment ends. It becomes a matter of deliberately monitoring……
Reviewed: Mother, Father and Parent
The terms “mother,” “father,” and “Parent” are not mutually inclusive. They are extremely different, but used interchangeably in a rather irresponsible fashion.
Let’s Go Grocery Shopping with Michael!
Keep your eyes on the prices
The Saddest Meeting I’ve Ever Had
My daughter and I visited with one another today. We were separated by the force of her own mother. During this time, her quality of life has declined so dramatically that I have to write about it. “Celia Dirt” as her mother is grooming her. She shows up with half of her head shaved. She……
Learn how to get Things Done
The title of this lesson is larger than stated. Easy to say, I know. but it takes a diligent mindset to figure out who makes the decisions, who doesn’t who acts like they do but don’t (way more of these than ever needed) and connect all the dots so you can see the chain of……
Have You Ever Installed an SSL Certificate to Your Site?
Because I just did, as I do every year and it was brutal. It makes the trip the Hobbits made to Mordor seem like a hop down the bunny trail, to use some Easter-imagery, since Easter is this weekend. The hoops you have to jump through to make your site secure have become so convoluted……
Make Sure to Always Read the Manual and Instructions. Twice. Or More.
Good design affords us an ability to ignore instructions, sometimes, but do it at your own peril and expense. I recommend not just reading them but learning them. And save those manuals!
Something Remarkable I Found Today
I still have my childhood desk. It’s an object I’ve hauled all over God’s green Earth with me over all these years. I grabbed it from my boyhood home my sophomore year at the University of South Carolina. Go Cocks! (Despite there still being a UNC Tarheel sticker on the desk from 1982 when Michael……