Are Bozeman Residents Less Patient Than Those In Other Cities?
Real life and patience don’t mix. It’s said we’re born with an automatic fear of falling and loud noises. I would add waiting in line to that as well. Continue reading…
View ArticleMy Favorite Job Hunting Tips
Personnel managers have little to go on other than what you present to them. Smile, be friendly, and give the interviewer a firm but not a bone-breaking handshake. Continue reading…
View ArticleBozeman Days Are Too Short
I thought retirement was going to be relaxing. It’s not. There doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. Bozeman needs more hours. Continue reading…
View ArticleWho Says You Can't Do It?
Every now and then I’ll run across someone asking for help in finding someone to do what he or she think they are incapable of doing themselves. Continue reading…
View ArticleHottest World Series Ever?
You’d have to go all the way back to 1877 for it to be as hot as it was in Los Angeles, California when the thermometer reached 102°on Monday, October 23rd. Continue reading…
View ArticleMontana Snow Is Pretty Cool Stuff
There is always snow for Thanksgiving and for Christmas. In fact one year we got 25 inches of snow on Christmas day. Continue reading…
View ArticleConfessions Of A Former Liberal
Yes I admit it. I was once a closet liberal. Government is good; corporations are bad. Entitlements are just that and excessive taxes are patriotic. Continue reading…
View ArticleBozeman: How Big Before You Leave?
Show of hands — how many want to see the farmland in the photo above gone? Open space replaced with condos, homes and shopping centers? Continue reading…
View ArticleHow To Stay Married
When you marry your spouse is elevated to the top of the food chain. Mom, dad, brothers and sisters all come in second place. You always side with your spouse. Continue reading…
View ArticleJust in Time...Here's the Top Gun 2 Trailer [VIDEO]
OK. I think we've all had enough of the political debates dominating our social media timelines. Here comes Maverick to the rescue, as the Top Gun 2 trailer is now out, and immediately pushed the...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know Before You Expand Your Business
You’ve built a successful business. Everything is humming along and you are thinking about expanding. There are two kinds of expansion and each has it’s own set of positives and negatives. Continue...
View ArticleFriday Fun Facts About Sharks
BANYUWANGI, INDONESIA - MAY 25: A worker carries a shark at Muncar Port on May 25, 2014 in Banyuwangi, Indonesia. Indonesia has become one of the major exporters of meat and shark fins in the world,...
View ArticleFriday Fun Facts About the (Ho-Hum) World Cup
MIAMI - JUNE 23: (L-R) Freddy Hurtado, Wilfredo Hurtado and Sergio Lambur celebrate the USA soccer team's win while watching the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between USA and Algeria...
View ArticleCan Working Hurt Your Chances of Finding a Job?
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11: Applicants wait to enter a job fair on June 11, 2012 in New York City. Some 400 people arrived early for the event held by National Career Fairs, and up to 1,000 people were...
View ArticleIs Poverty A Choice?
SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 16: A homeless man holds a cup as he begs panhandles for spare change on September 16, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The U.S. poverty rate increased to a 14.3 percent in...
View ArticleShould California Be Split Up Into Six States?
Would your life be changed if California was divided into six new states? Continue reading…
View ArticleFriday Facts About Forest Fires
The air quality in Grants Pass, OR, caused by two fires in 2013 produced air quality so bad it was too high for the air quality meter to read. Continue reading…
View ArticleIs Experience Really The Best Teacher?
Great musicians from Beethoven to Hendrix learned by doing. And by doing it a lot. Practice makes perfect — or so they say. Continue reading…
View ArticleNot Another Star Wars??
Dog Fights with manual guns? Granted they are ray guns but miss half the time. Didn’t anyone see the protective shields the aliens had in “Independence Day?” Continue reading…
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Congressional Term Limits
Radio talk show host, and former mayor of San Diego, Roger Hedgecock created the DRIP program. DRIP stands for Don’t Reelect Incumbent Politicians. Continue reading…
View ArticleI Didn’t Know I Was Thin-Slicing
Hiring and firing people always seemed like a coin flip. If I hire this person will they do great or will they fail to make it past their 90 day probation period? Continue reading…
View ArticleHow to Get A Job
I had to opportunity to hire a lot of great people. What made them great employee prospects? They came prepared. Continue reading…
View ArticleHuman Resources? How Degrading
My definition of human resources? — people. The very term human resources is, in my opinion, degrading. You might as well call them stuff. Continue reading…
View ArticleDon’t Like Montana Weather? Wait Five Minutes
Give me some shoes with the non-skid tread and a nice warm coat and I’m set for anything Montana decides to throw at me. Continue reading…
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