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Forever: This Week's Desktop

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Nerd Alert: January 27th

Sweet Sisters of Splashing Tablet-y Mercy … this is the first Apple themselves have hinted at something new. Engadget has the story …

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Small Business: Make It Easy to Measure and Reward

It’s not that hard. Was talking with a client about yesterday’s rebooted resolutions. The very first one is:
I will ask every employee for one suggestion on how we can make it easier for our customers and prospects to do business with us. I will reward those employees whose suggestions we use.
You want to really accelerate [...]

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Small Business New Year's Resolution Reboot

We’re two weeks in, how are those New Year’s Resolutions coming? If you’re struggling, let me give you a few suggestions to reboot your resolutions and focus on more manageable-but-valuable promises to yourself and your business:

I will ask every employee for one suggestion on how we can make it easier for our customers and [...]

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Another Snow Day for Science

Yesterday, the boy and I dug deep into the world of science with help from a bunch of experiment videos from PBS.
Today, the mad scientist continued to advance his field with ‘will it sink or float, daddy?’
Next stop, Stockholm.

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Snow Day Play

No school today. Snow day. There is some rejoicing. The boy actually likes going to school.

Our son’s gotten into science and cause/effect in a big way thanks to a free online video series over at PBS Kids’ Curious George pages.
The videos are each only a few minutes and present subjects like making music, how to [...]

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Speaking of …

Miscellaneous recent thoughts and conversations involving a happy-but-road-weary holiday traveler:
Gifts v. Presents: There’s a difference. But sometimes the separate circles intersect. I’m not sure the specifics, but in the intersection of the two, you find grace.
Speaking of grace, babies make grandparents downright daffy. Maybe a baby’s abundant gas contains some sort of special pheramone that [...]

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My Son on ESPN Magazine Cover

Or your son … or your daughter. Can’t resist. Put ‘em on the cover, or in highlights on Sportscenter.
This was too cool not to share … when was the last time a Kansas City Royal made the cover of ESPN?

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Linus & Luke: This Week's Desktop

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Simmons: Children, White Lies, and Cotton Candy

I took my 4-year-old daughter to the Clippers-Magic game Tuesday. Every Clips game turns her off on the NBA just a little bit more. After all, dead crowds and sloppy basketball isn’t exactly a hook. She spends most of her time rooting for the cotton candy guy to walk by, asking if various players have [...]

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