What did the Mummy say as he left the office on Friday afternoon? It’s a wrap! We couldn’t resist a little candy corn-iness on Halloween. In fact, inspired by that hard-working Mummy, my talented team decided to engage in a little rapping of their own. The video stars, in order of appearance: Pam as the Electrifying D.J., Shelly as Dracula, Mary as Frankenstein, Kendra as the Witch, and Tammy as the Mummy. Enjoy their incredibly entertaining Halloween card and these Halloween trivia treats below. And, have a ghoulishly delightful Halloween weekend: TOP TEN NEARLY
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Most people would be surprised to know that I consider myself an introvert. After all, in addition to writing a weekly blog, selling, and regularly speaking to business groups, I spend most weekends playing guitar and singing onstage in a local cover band. Introvert? Whatever… However, it was very different when I was a child. When I started school, I stood by the door of the classroom and cried until my parents returned at the end of the day – for 3 weeks straight! When they took me for a ski lesson, the instructor
Read more →As you read this, I’m about to go under the knife. It’s just a minor surgery; I expect to be back at work early next week. Still, as I sit and wait pre-surgery, I can’t help but think about medical mistakes. We complain about the rising costs of healthcare, but personally, I’d rather pay high prices for a great surgeon who gives A+ service, than pay low prices for one who does C- work. Surely you’ve heard the horror stories: people getting the wrong organs removed, the wrong legs amputated, or medical instruments left
Read more →Ten years ago today, Christopher Reeve died. Only 52 years old, he died of heart failure while being treated for a severely infected pressure wound (common among paralyzed people). The actor, famous for his portrayal of Superman, became a real-life inspiration when a horseback-riding accident caused a spinal cord injury that left him a quadriplegic. After the accident that permanently injured his spine, he founded the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and the Reeve Irvine Research Center to help find a cure for spinal cord injuries and paralysis, distributing $22 million in grants to
Read more →We used to have to wait– for film to develop before we could see a photo, for banks to open before we could withdraw money, in DVD rental store lines so we could watch a film. Not anymore. The age of instant gratification is here, and with instant streaming, instant downloads, and instant sharing comes the desire for instant products. Thirty minutes or less worked for pizza and Chinese food. Can it work for corn chips, tennis shoes and car parts? The buzz is drones. Developed initially for observational use, and used today by
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I’ve written before about how theft is rampant in our business. While I’ve joked about a few criminals who aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed, the truth is that many of the felons targeting cargo-filled trucks are running sophisticated operations. Staying on top of the latest scams can be a full-time job. This video discusses nearly a dozen of the precautions we at Matchmaker Logistics take to protect our shippers from fraud. I believe that one’s safety net can never be too strong, which is exactly why we recently signed on with CargoNet.
Read more →“My in flight movie was longer than my flight.” “I have nowhere to put my leftovers because my fridge is too full.” “I took such a long shower this morning that my hot water ran out.” “When my dishwasher is running, I have to turn the volume up on the TV.” These, my friends, are “first world problems”, minor frustrations we like to complain about, even though we know people in other parts of the world are dealing with much bigger issues like civil war, Ebola outbreaks, and food shortages. Danica Patrick, NASCAR driver,
Read more →If I were a contestant on Jeopardy!, I like to think I’d excel at categories like: Past Presidents, American History, or Great Guitarists. But if I happened to get Pop Culture or Movies of the Past Decade as the Final Jeopardy Question, I’d lose for sure. (Since the birth of my eldest daughter, the only movies I’ve seen in theaters feature G-rated cartoon characters. And, the last time I listened to the radio’s Top 40, Eric Clapton had the biggest hit on the charts.) It’s funny how certain facts stick in your brain forever,
Read more →‘Selling’ often carries a negative connotation, conjuring up images of a fast-talking used car salesman or a pushy commissioned associate bent on ‘upgrading’ a sale with accessories and protection plans the buyer doesn’t really need. There’s an old joke that perpetuates this image: Two salesmen, John and Fred, worked in a department store at the mall. They met at the local pub after work and started a bragging contest as to who was the best salesperson. John said, “I’m such a great salesperson that last week I sold a color television to a blind
Read more →Although Labor Day weekend evokes happy thoughts: trips to the beach, family barbecues, the first football game of the season, the word “labor” without the “weekend” doesn’t have the same connotations. At least for most of us. Yes, “work” is a four-letter word, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be joyful or meaningful. After all, the original intent of Labor Day was to acknowledge the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. In that spirit, I wanted to share the story of one worker with an attitude I
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