Tag Archives: Business
The Amazing Health Crises Part 1
Don’t get sick, you won’t have anything to worry about. Continue reading
Plumber’s Crack
In the renovation of a small condominium (Latin, from Con + Dom + Inium, meaning “a small place to be uncomfortably screwed.”) in preparation for selling it (PLEASE, SEATTLE HOUSING GODS, HANG IN THERE WHILE WE SACRIFICE THIS CAN OF … Continue reading
Death, Taxes, and Other Investments
In the past 2 weeks I have spent over 4 hours on the phone with the IRS’s on-hold music. I worked on a 1099 last year, wherein I took a higher level of pay and didn’t have taxes taken out; … Continue reading
A Mistake Made Is Proof of Production
I made a mistake recently at work… I think… Not the kind that kills a project or gets anybody fired, but one that certainly led to the most easily-flustered to become flustered, easily. I had spent so much time updating … Continue reading
My Two Cents: A Simple Business Lesson
This is a quick lesson about customer service and making money for people who don’t or haven’t pondered the actual importance of customers and money to their business. My gym/fitness club has a fitness beverage/smoothie counter in it, operated by … Continue reading
Leading By Bad Example
Years ago now, when I lived in Culver City which is not Los Angeles and shouldn’t be considered as such, I worked at a Casting Services studio for a short stint. Very cool slice of entertainment, it was a multi-room … Continue reading
Is Consulting For You?
Consulting is nothing new to business. It’s been happening since the first caveman asked a buddy to figure out how they could get more speed on their spear-throws. They had different words for “spear” and “buddy,” of course, which we … Continue reading