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Random Post Holiday-ness

Hectic! That’s the word for the week, to be sure! Hectic, but productive – – and productive is always a good thing. I had gotten myself a little bit behind on a few things – – which is ALWAYS a source of major stress for me. There’s nothing I hate more than having overdue items on my to-do list. My list is generally pretty long – but those overdue items mock me and stare up …

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Providing Referrals – Are You Taking a Risk?

The scenario is simple: You have either approached me or have read something that I’ve written where I have provided a referral to someone, who I have worked with in the past and who I know, provides high quality development and/or design work. Based on my recommendation – you approach this person and you enter into an agreement with them and they start work on your project. Then it all goes down hill from there. …

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Fridays Rock

Thank you ~ by Dido “..And even if my house falls down now, I wouldn’t have a clue – because you’re near me. I want to thank you.. for giving me the best day of my life…” Even as a self-employed chick working from home – Fridays still rock. There may not be that sense of ‘closing up’ for the weekend, or ‘going home’ to enjoy a few days off – – truth is, being …

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Click It or Ticket

In my fine state of Wisconsin (here in the U.S.A., for you foreign folks), we have a program called Click It or Ticket designed to enforce seat belt laws in this state. Because seat belts save lives. Virtually every day in Wisconsin, people of all ages are killed or seriously injured in traffic crashes. On rural farms, small towns, and big cities throughout the state, families are devastated as children lose parents and parents lose …

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Pedantical

My word for the day: Pedantic. pe·dan·tic [puh-dan-tik] –adjective 1. ostentatious in one’s learning. 2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching. How is YOUR Monday?