To the Congress of the United States regarding your health care benefits: Over the weekend with the Senate's narrow but passing vote to "debate" health care legislation, it's become crystal clear that some members of Congress don't care about the health care crisis. With a few exceptions, the Republican leadership is unwilling to debate the legislation passed by the House. Worse yet, you have no alternative proposals to reduce the high costs of medical care or save the 38 million Americans … [Read more...]
Talking With the Cloud
Prescription Drug High Costs Helped by GoodRx
Are you struggling, like me, with prescription drug high costs? Do you wonder why generic and name brand drug prices vary considerably at pharmacies? Then you're part of the growing number of folks who ask "what's going on here?" Why do prescription drug prices differ a lot at retail? And what can we do to lower our ever-increasing drug bill? I recently discovered, when changing health plans on the "open exchange"--ObamaCare to some--that prescription drug retail prices vary considerably … [Read more...]
“Learn More” on the Web Causes Brain Damage
Most Web users continuously encounter the phrase “learn more” on Google or other websites. It’s intended to entice readers to click for more information about a topic. For example, “Gmail lets you archive all your conversations so you can search for them at a later date…’learn more.’” A recent Google search for “learn more” reveals the phrase appears 584 MILLION times. (Search = “learn more” + company name). Prominent websites with high use of "learn more" include: USPS = 11 million (USPS … [Read more...]
Attitude of Gratitude Leads to Happiness in Life
Many of use go through life believing that we're "self-made." We don't think enough about the others who have listened to us, given freely of their time, money and help. We don't have an "attitude of gratitude." That point was driven home this morning when I heard a woman (let's call her Jennifer) speak about her life. Her father abused her, her mother and siblings. She went through a life of homelessness, abuse and trauma until in her late teens. She spoke candidly about how she became … [Read more...]
Monkey Orchids From Ecuador and Peru Ain’t No Chimps
From the wilds of Ecuador and Peru come Monkey Orchids, beautiful flowers with monkey faces (when you squeeze them the right way) If you don't see why this orchid gets its name, move back from your screen a few feet and take another look. Close up, the similarity is good. From a distance it's incredible. Monkey Orchids in Ecuadorian and Peruvian Cloud Forests These wonderful monkey orchids thrive in the south-eastern Ecuadorian and Peruvian cloud forests. Most people have never seen … [Read more...]
Employment Sales Strategy Helps You Get a Job
Finding an Effective Employment Sales Strategy Over ten years ago, when I was managing call centers and sales departments, I developed a solution sales and marketing strategy called PBFA. The strategy was universal in that it could be used to better understand people's needs and help them find solutions. While I implemented the strategy primarily for sales sand marketing campaigns, I believe that it's also an excellent tool as an employment sales strategy. So I launched another blog … [Read more...]