For a corporate or in-house fair, typical signs and brochures are always helpful. Prime locations for signs and brochures include front entrances, elevator waiting areas, backs of bathroom stall doors, over urinals, coffee/water cooler areas and cafeterias. Include a notice in employee newsletters and an invitation in paychecks. If you can, send invitations to people’s homes. Email is also great. Send a message 14 days in advance, seven days in advance and then again for two days before and during the event. The same schedule applies to voice mail messages. (more…)

We are told that E-commerce is a revolution in the making. If it is a revolution, it also has all the characteristics of a bloody one. The stories from the front lines aren’t pretty. (more…)

Ok, I wrote that because it was just sort of fun. But now my logical side is stepping in and saying, “Yo, get a clue. If any of them got hurt, we would’ve heard about it already. Plus, there’s no way they would risk the lives of the cameramen and all the other support crew. If the lions even started to dig into the camp, a ranger or something would be there to help. Yes, I know it’s neat to see the lions and it’s interesting to see the fear in the happy-campers, but no one is going to get hurt. Dammit.” (more…)

Sure, exercise improves your health. Yet, while it typically makes you feel good, exercise sometimes triggers aches, pains and other ailments you shouldn’t ignore. In general, you should always seek medical attention when a symptom has one or more of the following characteristics (more…)

My alter ego is into some whackball things. He drove across the country once and instead of trying to zoink the small-town impressed with a “world traveler” babes, he sought to, get this, commune with nature. He searched for those areas only the locals knew about and even camped in total seclusion at the edge of a pristine lake. There was no TV, no beer – just the stars overhead and the pansy-ass lake lapping at his feet. (more…)