Category Archives: Too XYZ
Go for the…Something
The Vancouver Winter Olympic Games are in full swing, and despite the really lousy American television coverage, (courtesy of NBC), several great moments have already been noted. Undoubtedly there will be more to come in the next two weeks. Probably because the spirit of the Olympics has not quite vanished from view yet. You hear …
Two “Holidays”
Today of course is Hallmark Day. Or is that Valentine’s Day? Or is there a difference? It also just happens to be the Chinese New Year. I am not Chinese, but I honor the day more for the Chinese New Year than I do for that other atrocious corporate farce. I’ve never liked Valentines Day …
Don’t Hard Sell
Don’t ever use the hard sell. You read that right. I fly in the face of all of the career/personal success gurus, websites, articles, and books that teach you otherwise. Those that would tell me I am not ahead today because I don’t use a hard sell. I am not as far ahead as I …
Band-Aids
“It will work for a while,” goes the old cliché, “but it’s just a band-aid.” So? We need to embrace band-aids, not avoid them. I agree of course that some problems are so serious that very particular steps must be taken to fix them. But the problem with the whole “it’s just a band aid” …
Fuck Them.
Yes, it’s a vulgar thing to say. And it represents uninspired writing on my part. I take pride in writing more intelligent prose. But this point is so important to me that “fuck them” is the only thing with enough punch to deliver my message. I’m 32 years old, and I still get family help …
Ty Unglebower 