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The Insurance Advantage

Posted on 11 March 2010

Do you need to safeguard your spouse, family, or business from financial loss associated with your death?  Do you find the myriad types of insurance policies and coverage options available to be confusing?  Is finding the lowest possible premium for your insurance coverage a priority for you?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, [...]

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A Complaint-Free World

Posted on 09 March 2010

Have you ever considered how frequently you complain?  If you are like most people, hardly a day passes without the utterance of some form of complaint.  For some people, conversation would virtually cease, but for the expression of any of a litany of their personal complaints.

Very early in life, humans learn to complain in order [...]

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Is Customer Service Dead?

Posted on 03 March 2010

I recently had a computer problem that caused me to consider the nature of customer service and of business itself in a technology-driven world.  It is a story of an industry behemoth, a local shopkeeper, and my not so surprising experiences with both.

My story begins with a relatively minor problem experienced at one time or [...]

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The Elephant in the Middle of the Room

Posted on 02 March 2010

An “elephant in the middle of a room” is an English idiom for a subject on the minds of those at a gathering which remains unspoken, usually out of consideration or for the convenience of one or more of those present.  The phrase implies that the subject is one that should be addressed, but is [...]

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Let There Be Peas on Earth

Posted on 28 February 2010

In the 17th century, King Louis XIV of France elevated the humble pea by ordering it to be placed, en masse, on the dishes served at the parties in his most elegant palace.   Tasty snow peas were being developed in Holland at about the same time Louis’ guests were rolling them around on their plates [...]

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Salvatore Goes Gaga!

Posted on 26 February 2010

 

Renowned fashionista and modern-day glam rocker, Lady Gaga, has attracted the attention of audiences worldwide with her outrageous outfits and sexually-charged performances.  While most of her fans are teenagers and young adults, she has no bigger fan than 16-month old Salvatore whose favorite song is Bad Romance.  If 20th century American poet William Stafford is correct that [...]

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Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out

Posted on 23 February 2010

Life can be overwhelming.  It relentlessly pursues even those who attempt to hide from it.  Today, life encompasses an aggregation of personal, professional, social, and familial commitments.  And, given the impact of technology, life moves at an ever-increasing pace.

Symbolic of this fact is the earbud and its omnipresence.  Go into any crowded public place, and [...]

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The Unemployment Pandemic

Posted on 16 February 2010

The graphical representation below demonstrates far better than words the staggering growth of unemployment throughout the United States during the period from January 2007 to the present time.  With double-digit unemployment spreading like a contagion to virtually every state and locality in the United States, our nation’s recovery from the worst recession since the Great [...]

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Northport Swings

Posted on 16 February 2010

Acclaimed flautist and granddaughter of one of Write On New Jersey’s most prolific authors performs with the Northport Middle School (Long Island) jazz band.  Sit back and enjoy the band’s rendition of the Clarence (Sonny) Henry classic, “Evil Ways,” made famous on Santana’s 1969 self-titled debut album.

 

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Countdown to Judgment

Posted on 09 February 2010

A message crafted by an ancient intelligence millennia ago…
 
encoded with a message critical to the hopes of all mankind…
 
transmitted to and dutifully recorded by human scribes…
 
who were unaware of the import of the words they were writing…
 
published in a collection of books that have been read, studied, and debated for centuries…
 
the true meaning of which [...]

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