Archive for September, 2009
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. How about …When life hands you lemons, make cucumber water. Sometimes you have to make the best of a situation given the resources you have on hand. This year my vegetable garden produced more cucumbers than normal, and I didn’t know what to do with the extra cucumbers …
English bulldogs are known for being headstrong, tenacious and stubborn. As a beed, they are. My husband and I own one of these majestic and lovable dogs. His name is Mr. President. He is a 70-pound package of dog love, companionship and loyalty. The old saying, “Tenacious as a bulldog,” is very true. These dogs …
In the August 28-September 3, 2009 issue of the Phoenix Business Journal, Don Henninger, the publisher, had a great topic for his weekly column, “Why nice guys can finish first.” Mr. Henninger wrote about the results of a recent study by the Thunderbird School of Global Management on how workplace incivility costs U.S. companies $300 …