General Chit Chat

September 11, 2009

Incompetency and Apathy

are the words I use to describe the employee of St. Mary’s Medical Center who “treated” and “diagnosed” my sister for strep throat. As most are aware there is an epidemic of swine flu that has everyone up in arms, paranoid and afraid. Swine flu is not a big deal for those that are healthy or lack underlying conditions… but when combined with someone who has a compromised immune system, it could and does spell serious trouble. I...

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August 28, 2009

Withholding Information and Blatant Lies

I’ve often wondered the following: Is it moral to lie in order to preserve a secret, in a situation where refusing to answer cannot preserve the secret? I think there exist a continuum on whether someone is blatantly lying to you or simply withholding information in order to preserve the integrity of a secret they may have or even something that is simply none of your business. There does not exist a finite answer on this subject and...

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August 18, 2009

Difference of Opinion

As many are aware, one of the companies I am involved in has 4 main members (owners)…including myself.. we often disagree on the strategies we employ or tactics we use to make the almighty dollar. We are currently involved in a few projects that keep us quite busy.. In the not too distant past we disagreed on everything from the mundane day to day operations of the company to big decisions; which understandably could change the direction we...

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August 10, 2009

Opening the Door when Opportunity Knocks

Anyone who knows me realizes the importance I place on “getting things done”. Procrastination is the enemy to practicing good business, not to mention personal endeavors. My philosophy is I would much rather make a mistake, learn from it, then move on. It is the in-action sometimes that can lead to bigger problems that if one had taken an action and learned if it was the correct action to take. I was once in a real estate seminar...

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July 13, 2009

Yanni – The faces behind the vocals

I did a search for Yanni on youtube and saw some of the faces behind Yanni’s vocals… I have seen some of them but never for one of my favorite songs,  “Aria”.   Very interesting…….   I frequently go to his website, but never have seen these two.  There are only a few things more amazing to me than beautiful women with compelling and powerful voices….. wow.    It is really a talent only a select few have,  I love it....

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