The chorus of “I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles”, music by John Kellette, and lyrics by James Kendis, James Brockman, and Nat Vincent, first performed on Broadway in 1918 (That’s r

You know how it is when work is just zzzzzzzzzooooooming along and you lose track of time? Pretty darn great, eh? Well, this zzzzzzoooooom time is what I call The Zzzzzzzzone.Here are some techniques

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The route was certainly circuitous but stocks ultimately staged a modest rebound from Friday’s ugly action. Ford’s (F) $997 million profit hoard, a three year high in manufacturing,

About the best that can be said for 2009 is that our world didn’t actually blow up, though there were moments when it looked like it might. The bad news is, now we have to get all revved up for

I’ve got three -- yes, three -- Halloween parties to go to this weekend. My kids convinced me to go as Frankenstein, however my wife would argue that’s not too much of a stretch. Asian st

“Going to the chapel and we’re gonna get married”… hold that thought! Wedding bells are ringing, but not for me. I’m coming to the age where my friends are starting to

For big brands, corporate training used to be basic. But in the age of Hamburger University, it’s become much more extensive.The university started in Illinois in 1983 with a $40 million corpor

Just as water is formed by the basic elements hydrogen and oxygen, deflation has its own fundamental components. Last week we started exploring those elements, and this week we continue. I feel that

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