On April 16th, I did my first-ever Facebook Live event. Cool. It was a lot of fun to do a “first-ever” anything at my age (77 on May 1st). Watch the recording here. Unfortunately, as one gets older, there are fewer first-ever things ahead of you while there’s a long list of last-ever things behind…
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How to Avoid Death by Powerpoint
While “Death by PowerPoint” is, as far as I know, apocryphal, as a metaphor, it must have more than a grain of truth in it, or this cartoon wouldn’t still be funny. BUY THIS CARTOON I say still because the cartoon was done by Alex Gregory back in 2003 when PowerPoint had already been in…
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Finding your Funny
You’re here, so you probably already have a fairly well-developed sense of humor. You enjoy cartoons, especially smart cartoons. You already know that humor has value and that being funny makes you more likable. But why does humor make you more likable? Research shows that humor helps lower stress levels. It relaxes people. Think about…
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A Shot in the Arm
A shot in the arm is a metaphor for something that gives you instant energy and renewed enthusiasm. I literally got a shot in the arm last week with the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. It didn’t do anything for my energy, but it certainly made me more enthusiastic about the year to come—and…
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