As we are appropriately being reminded by just about everything these days, there is much for which to be thankful. Mostly, the reminders focus on The Big Things: health, family, friends, jobs, food, and now and then something lovely and indulgent. In communication-land there are...
Well, the holiday season is upon us and some of you might already be feeling like Edgar. (pictured above) Whatever your holiday might be, and whether or not it is celebrated in your workplace, the holiday season can be challenging. Time, resources, tempers, humor and...
I went to Zuccotti Park the other night to see the General Assembly of the Occupy Wall Street folks. The General Assembly is the nightly meeting, at which decisions are made and issues discussed. I wanted to see how they conducted these meetings, attended by...
Not long ago some people in our government decided it would be a good idea for government documents to be comprehensible. That is, they wanted the people who write government documents to write in ways that people can understand. They called this Writing in Plain...
Halloween! What a great holiday. Be someone else and eat candy. Being someone else seems to have great appeal, and we all know about the candy. Our Halloween transformation choices are interesting. Who- or what- do you become on this magical day? And- in what ways...
I wish I had a command of the English language such that an abundance of interesting, appropriate words presented themselves for my use. I wish I had enough words in my lexicon to allow me to avoid overuse of the words I do know and...