When Technology Leaves You Feeling Deflated

Technology has failed me once again. This time it’s not earth-shattering, time-wasting, primal-screaming technology failure. It’s the “best laid plans” type of failure. Comic Relief A while back I discovered Bitstrips, where you can create your own comics. You can even design yourself. So I did. There is a Baby Boomer cartoon version of me [...]

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Who Knew Science and PowerPoint Was Funny?

Think of science and most PowerPoint presentations and I bet you won’t think “funny.” Thanks to my good buddy, Shane Arthur at Creative Copy Challenge, I came across this video that proves anything is possible. Look just how comedian, Tim Lee, took two boring ideas and made them funny. We’ll chat after you view it. [...]

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Add 3 Cups of Sharing and Mix

Social media is supposed to be all about sharing. Some would say there is way too much sharing, but my take is it’s only sharing if you accept it. And even if you accept it, it’s up to you whether or not you use it. Recipe for Sharing Here’s my recipe for sharing that has [...]

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Health Care Tuesday Tip-You Can Drink Too Much Water

It’s Health Care Tuesday over at my health care blog, Simply stated health care. Read about a condition I learned about from participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for Breast Cancer. You actually can drink too much water – athletes beware. Good health!

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Have We Run Out of Ideas?

The lack of ideas for posts is a common dilemma for bloggers. Apparently, they are not alone. In our noisy, social media, hi-tech world, we are buried in all forms of communication. But, have we run out of ideas? Allow me to offer some evidence that it may be true. The 6:00 News At the [...]

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Shouldn’t Change Start With Customers?

Two recent changes in social media world had me thinking, “Did you even ask your customers?” Don’t Tick Off 3-Day Walkers The first took place on Facebook. I am participating in my 7th Susan G. Komen, 3-Day, 60-mile Walk for Breast Cancer. I have to raise at least $2,300 to qualify to walk. I added [...]

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Keep it Simple Stupid

We have all heard the phrase, keep it simple, stupid. I promise you, it was not the inspiration for this blog – well, the simple part was  – not the stupid part. Keep it Simple, Clear & Uniquely Yours However, I do have a passion for making things simple. I have been playing around with [...]

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How Filling a Need Makes a Better Bed

Marketing gurus preach that the key to success is finding a need and filling it. Sounds good on paper (or screen), but the tough part is finding that need. Short-Sheeted Here is a need for you entrepreneur, engineer-types – find an easier way to make a bed. Start with the so-called “fitted” sheets. After tugging, [...]

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Finding Inspiration from Rattlesnakes

We all look for inspiration in the work we do. Who knew that a story on rattlesnakes would be mine? Boredom Bites Writer’s block is just a word wall for lack of inspiration. We all experience times, no matter how much we love our jobs, when we are simply uninspired. There are endless posts on [...]

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How Simple is New Government Health Care Website?

Normally, I direct you to my health care blog on Tuesday for Health Care Tuesday. Since the theme of this blog is: Keep it simple, clear & uniquely yours, I thought I would post this topic on both sites. On July 1, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the new [...]

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