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Raises and bonuses at work are an interesting thing.  Depending on the company the practice can be shrouded in mystery.  An employee may not be fully aware of all the things that go on behind...

Matthew Anderson wrote the book “The Elements of Eloquence.” In this book he talks about how to phrase a sentence in a way that makes things (you guessed it) more eloquent.  For example, he stresses...

Have you rented a car recently?  I have.  Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all of the choices out there.  But there can be a lot of them.  To prove my point I went to the AVIS web site...

My son likes Lucky Charms cereal.  It’s his favorite.  And it’s all about the marshmallows.  If you have ever had Lucky Charms you know what I am talking about.  There is a rainbow...

Reactive You probably don’t know how old you first were when you heard the story of the three little pigs.  But I bet you still remember it.  The story is over 100 years old now.  But...

When you go to a therapist you will most likely get an education in communication.  There is that one phrase everyone knows:  “Communication is key,” often used in relationship counseling. ...

Have you ever heard of the phrase “apple of my eye?”  I bet you have.  But where did it come from?  How did we start to associate an apple with someone’s eye?  And what does that even...

My family loves gadgets.  Growing up we were one of the first homes to have a personal computer.  We got touch lamps when they first came out too (note:  if you have a touch activated lamp...

You know when it comes to time, there are a lot of different ways of looking at it.  Here is one way I often do:  there is big time, and there is little time.  Big time means long periods. ...

I grew up in a small town.  Some might say that kind of upbringing is boring but I don’t think so.  What living in a small town actually does is highlight the out-of-ordinary events to a greater...