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My last post was how to protect yourself from text message scams and I thought for today I’d add a little humor. I stumbled across a book that contained 101 of the stupidest or silliest warning labe…

My last post was how…

My last post was how to protect yourself from text message scams and I thought for today I’d add a little humor. I stumbled across a book that contained 101 of the stupidest or silliest warning labels with the perfect title: Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest, and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever. Unfortunately, companies have to warn us for the most basic things of common sense, which tells you common sense is NOT common among some of the population. Here are a few more examples: Regardless of the brand, the following warning is on most hair dryers: “Never use hair dryer…

Have you ever received a text message that you know was not for you? It might look something like: “Helen, are we still on for lunch?” “I show your phone number in my phone, but don’t know who…

Have you ever receiv…

Have you ever received a text message that you know was not for you? It might look something like: “Helen, are we still on for lunch?” “I show your phone number in my phone, but don’t know who you are. Who are you?” “Robert, where are we meeting today?” Or simply “Hi” If you wondered how these messages are used to scam you, I have the answer and it is not pretty. First, these texts are called “Pig Butchering.” I didn’t think this would be a good subject line, but I did think about it. Here is how the scam works: You get the odd text message. You reply and say you are n…

I have a friend, Chellie Campbell, and in one of her emails she wrote about working with “your people” and to not be concerned about people that don’t want to work with you. It’s just that the…

I have a friend, Che…

I have a friend, Chellie Campbell, and in one of her emails she wrote about working with “your people” and to not be concerned about people that don’t want to work with you. It’s just that they’re not “your people.” She spoke about a seminar leader who beautifully demonstrated this approach: He said to each one, “Would you like more coffee?” Some said, “Yes, please” and held out their cups and he’d pour them some coffee. Others said, “No thanks” and he went on to the next person. When he got back to the front of the room, he said, “This is what sales is all about.…

When my wife would hear a story, or see something on the news, about how in some other part of the world, or even in America, people struggle financially, or with education or crime, she would often s…

When my wife would h…

When my wife would hear a story, or see something on the news, about how in some other part of the world, or even in America, people struggle financially, or with education or crime, she would often say, “It depends on where you land how your life can turn out.” I read a review of a new book that points out how poverty in the U.S. hides in plain sight. The book shows how depending on where you are born you are more likely to suffer from poverty and structural racism. In The Injustice of Place, by Timothy Nelson, Kathryn Edin, and H. Luke Shaefer, they point out how specific areas perpetuat…