Christmas Songs
White Christmas
Everyone knows that the song was introduced in the movie Holiday Inn, but many don’t know that it was a song about being stuck in sunny and warm LA and dreaming of a White Christmas. The original first verse is:
The sun is shining
The grass is green
The orange and palm trees sway.
I’ve never seen [...]
About Re-Gifting
3 Dos and 3 Don’ts about regifting.
Dos
1) Think before regifting. We all get those gifts that we just don’t need or want. If we know of someone who may appreciate it, Why not?
2) Remember some re-gifting can be funny. In some ways the old joke about there only [...]
Same Name; Different Person
1) Anne Hathaway
American Actress
Wife of William Shakespeare
2) Michael Jackson
American Singer
American Football player in the 1990’s
(born 1940), New Zealand, professor of social anthropology and writer
(born 1936), developer of software development methods
20th century), chairman and CEO of AutoNation
(born 1960), British writer, known for The Underground Man
3) Muhammad Ali
American Boxer (1942-) original name Cassius Clay
Viceroy of Egypt (1769-1849)
Pakistani [...]
Happy Birthday – 6 Things to Consider
1) 6 Things to Consider’s first post was one year ago on November 26, 2006 with http://6thingstoconsider.com/2006/11/26/when-starting-a-web-log-blog.
2) There has been nearly 250 different posts on just about every subject. The Month of April was filled with baseball with each day featuring a team. (In hindsight it was probably a mistake [...]
Cyber Monday
1) The Monday after Thanksgiving has been termed ‘Cyber Monday’, with the belief that employees who do not have access to the Internet from home or only have dial-up access will be doing on-line shopping that day.2) The term was created as a Internet Marketing term in 2005. Is ‘Cyber [...]
When shopping on-line
1) Create an on-line shopping email account.
You may not want to use your regular email account for on-line shopping, since when entering an email address this does give the seller the right to send other promotional information.
2) Use secure Internet connections.
You don’t want to shop using public computer like [...]
Electronic gadget to give as a gift
1) A digital camera. Digitals cameras now can be purchased inexpensively that will give good to great printed photos. Recommendation is for the camera to have no less than 6 mega pixels and 3X optical zoom.
2) Memory card. If you know someone who already has a digital camera, give [...]
When giving an office gift
1) Know the reason for giving a gift. It shouldn’t be thought of as something that you are required to do, but as giving to someone who has helped and supported you throughout the year.
2) Even if the office has a secret Santa policy, you can give a gift to someone you appreciate. [...]
When attending an office party.
1) Eat, drink and be merry, but don’t go to extremes. These are your managers and co-workers. What happens at the office party rarely stays at the office party.
2) Dress accordingly. It may be alright for a woman to wear a low-cut short red dress for a night out [...]
When in charge of the office party.
For the Thanksgiving Week I am reposting a series of posts from last December dealing with the Holiday Season. This one deals with things to consider after you’ve been put in charge of the Office Holiday Party.
1) Consider the diversity of the employees. An office party should reflect the team and having [...]
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