If I’m interested in finding missing people I can check out search engines like Google and MSN Search…if I’m looking for friends and relatives I can check out People Finder, Classmates.com, Alumni.net, maybe Long Lost Family Bulletin Board.com, Social Security Death Index or even hire a private investigator…
Then what?
You’ve heard the news by now that the Secret Service is not allowing Barak to carry his personal BlackBerry anymore…poor guy…it’s going to be tough for him… he’ll have a hard time parting with it…the government will let him carry a Smart Phone but with this phone he won't be allowed to send or receive e-mails or text messages without supervision and approval of the secret service…he’s argued that his daughters are the ones who text him all the time…
I’ve had mine for five years and can’t live without it…I don’t go anywhere without it…Mrs. D has been laughing at me ever since the Barak story broke out…I love being able to read my company and personal e-mails and text messages 24 hours a day…I haven’t started sleeping with my BB yet and don’t plan to, but a few times when I’m expecting a call I’ve taken it with me to the bathroom…I ignore Mrs. D.'s smirky grins...
We’ve been unusually busy this month and had little time to post an overdue blog…Julie puts me to shame with her blogs...she is the best, and on a daily basis too...
But these days I love working a lot...I love working.
Yesterday I posted a semi-doom and gloom-ish blog…it was somewhat depressing although comments I received via e-mail were not…
But here are some reasons to be thankful for the times we live in...(Portions of this post were taken from Reader’s Digest and my children’s and friends’ comments…
A Roomier American Dream:
While some people are struggling to keep their homes the vast majority of Americans still have plenty to be thankful for when they walk thru their front doors.
In 1970 barely half the people in the world were literate and many could only afford a few books…remember encyclopedias? Now the internet…
Today more than 80% of the world’s people can read! And some of us really do some reading!
The Horns of Plenty:
Food is really so plentiful that in many countries the old concerns about hunger have been replaced by worries about obesity…
In recent decades
We ought to be happy and thankful...
Welcome to the New Year and let’s hope it’s better than 2008!
In the future, like it or not, we’ll all look back and recall the economy, the forced layoffs, huge losses in personal savings and devaluations of property…or worse!
But in spite of these difficulties we have to move ahead and try to make things better…
· First of all be good to yourself. See this time as an opportunity to work on personal development. This could be anything from joining a gym. (don’t just drive by them once a week as I once said, jokingly), Take time to increase your knowledge...We all have room for improvement and taking advantage of so many opportunities around us…
· Need ideas for setting goals? How about taking a course in Spanish that may give you a competitive edge?
· If you’re not into that have you considered stepping up your professional qualifications? Re-write your resume?
· If you’re looking for employment try to hand deliver it and not simply faxing it…call possible employers back letting them know you are really serious and would like a second interview…and blah, blah, blah on how to dress for interviews, know what to say and not say, etc.
· How about helping someone who needs a helping hand, like providing a job reference or offer to review a resume?
· Stay active in your organizations and clubs. People trust and depend on people they know…
· Keep in touch with friends especially ex-customers or clients…
· Focus on what you can do to improve yourself and your future…
