As a casual observer, trust appears to be dying. It's out there for everyone to see.  The have been posts here at OS today:

• Cell phones that track the movement of spouses.

• Spouses who cheat on their partners.

• Pundits who pit one party against another.

• Politicians who pit one class

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This is the opposite of the dog days of summer. It's cold everywhere. My twenty five reasons for hating February:

25.  The Wind chill factor.

24. The Patriots were not in the Super Bowl.

23. Even when it's sunny, it's still cold.

22. Two holidays when I was a kid, Lincoln's… Read full post »

I went to the University of New Hampshire and earned an MBA. I was required to take  a class on corporate governance and responsibility. Our professor had us watch 3 movies to help understand how the corporation and the CEO has evolved in society.

Some of my classmates, thought that watchi… Read full post »

Chutzpah as defined by the late Peter Jennings:

"A man who has been found guilty of murdering his parents now asks the court for mercy on grounds he is an orphan."

 Today at CNNMoney.com:

"Citigroup sues pawnshop over logo

A Brooklyn, N.Y. pawnbroker is accused of violating Citibank's trademark.… Read full post »

In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray play an obnoxious TV weatherman, who replays the same day in his life over and over until he "gets it right."

If you woke up to Sonny and Cher singing "I got you Babe" and had to replay that day over agaian what day… Read full post »

I wrote a post yesterday titled Dating at Mid-life, now that's a crisis. I decided to use technology to find a date. A date. Technology exceeded my expectations.

Since dating in the 21st century meant using technology, I needed to approach this in logical, thoughful, deliberative way. Wait a second,… Read full post »

You're not getting any younger, I was telling myself a more than three years ago . I have a keen grasp of the obvious. I'm single again, a bittersweet moment to be sure. It's time to meet someone "compatible",  whatever the hell that means, I think.

Immediately I ruled out meeting som… Read full post »

My youngest daughter (then 16) just couldn't understand why I would watch black and white movies. "It's like the 21st century, Dad." Movies made in the 21st century have limited appeal to me.  I'm in the target demographic of 50 to death. I also think it's because the big blockbus… Read full post »

No!

Ok, so I've posted a few blogs the last several days and have read so many more. Some of the blogs are about writers and writing, some are about friends real and virtual, some are about personal success or struggle, and yes, even some are about Dr. Amy, but I digress.

What… Read full post »

I don't know about you, but what happened to Obama? It's been ten days and we still are in a deep recession, credit is still tight, the Republicans are saying his days are over, and let's face it folks, his stimulus plan is messed up. It's not big enough, no it's… Read full post »

It's not easy being an only child. It's even worse when your mother hates you. 'Hate is such a strong word.' 'You mother can't hate you. She's your mother.' 'How can you say such a thing about your mother?' 'What's wrong with you?'

What's wrong with me? If I had a… Read full post »

There has been a great convergence of Hubris and Vanity over the last several days, if not for weeks and months. To be honest I think it's on the rise and it's not receding. Perhaps it will reach its peak soon, and humility will make a comeback.

I can make a moderately sized list… Read full post »

He caught you in the act of being yourself

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Funt

He makes you laugh if your north of the border, eh?

http://www.mikefunt.com/

He'll reshape you and improve your image.

http://www.davidfuntmd.com/about_drfunt.html

She'll motivate you… Read full post »

As I read about the areas of the country that are trying to survive this winter storm that grips the nation, as well as the commenters who are enduring this foul weather,  I had a vivid flashback of the Blizzard of '78. My daughters would probably ask if was that eighteen or … Read full post »

My lovely wife and I have this ongoing discussion that common courtesy is dead. DOA, extinct, kaput, so long and bye-bye. So we've begun to try to resurrect it for all personkind. One person at a time.

About seven months ago when I relocated to NYC , I'm discussing with a… Read full post »

I have some good news and bad news. The good news is I get to keep my job after relocating to NYC less than 6 months ago. The bad news is I only had my 4 million dollar project cut by 85%. Fortunately, no jobs were lost by the cuts. I work for… Read full post »

It's taken me almost 20 years to talk about this. I was unemployed and trying to find a job. I worked seasonally for this large company and applied for an internal job posting that virtually matched everything on my resume.

Then I had a screening interview with an "HR professional"… Read full post »

When was the last time time you had a great customer service experience? No not "I got everything I ordered and it was hot." Not, "They didn't screw it up and it was okay." Great customer service, above and beyond your expectations, where you were amazed and delighted?

I'd like to know… Read full post »