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On Getting Distracted (and Losing Opportunity)

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself. -Marilyn vos Savant Picture this: you’re in some sort of brainstorming meeting that is going spectacularly well – lots of really great ideas are flying around, the energy is flowing, you’re taking copious notes, and something in your gut tells you that you’re sitting on some great potential. Or, [...]

Me and AT&T

Do you think I went overboard here? From Tiffany at AT&T: As the Vice President and General Manager of AT&T in the Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware area, my most important goal is to ensure that you have the best customer experience possible. <Rest of note truncated, but she offered me 50% off [...]

The Importance of DHA – Part 2 (Omega-3s vs Omega-6s and The Plight of Humans, Whales, & Dolphins)

What do humans, whales, and dolphins have in common?  Besides the obvious that they’re all mammals, warm blooded, and give birth to “live young”, here’s one similarity you might not have heard of. Dolphins, whales, and humans are the only animals on the planet that require a one-to-one ratio of Omega-6 to Omega-3 essential fatty [...]

Marriage, Happiness, and Death

We’ve all heard the research reports suggesting that being in a good relationship or having pets might be correlated with a longer life span. According to a study presented at the 2010 American Stroke Association’s conference, single men had a 64% HIGHER risk of suffering a fatal stroke than happily married men (http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASA/18672).  While the [...]

First 3 Days with iPad – Top 10 Loves/Hates

Hates: 10. No multitasking (yet) so can’t listen to Pandora and then pop out to another application. 9. Lots of great apps (see some in Loves), but still missing key ones like LinkedIn, Facebook, Skype, Yammer, etc.  Workaround to use them in regular “Safari mode”. 8. Get used to fingerprints all over the screen.  They [...]

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