Raindrop here.
Yesterday I went to my favorite bank.
We gave them money.
I expected my payment.
Two or three treats.
The bank clerks have been paying me for years for bringing Dad to them.
It’s part of the deal.
They keep me happy.
They see my dad - and our money!
The new guy yesterday didn’t know me.
He tossed me a single [...]
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Cool concept.
Last week I stayed at the Renaissance Providence Hotel.
Built originally as a Masonic Temple in 1929.
But never used.
Beautiful historical building restored.
The sleeping room intrigued me.
Very grand.
Bold colors.
Yet peaceful energy.
Then I discovered the closet.
Both doors.
One door near the hallway - like normal.
And a second door opening into the bathroom.
Loved the alternative access.
Easy-to-reach clothing.
(No need [...]
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Words matter.
Arrived in Providence, RI.
Excited to see an old friend.
Lunching at a palace!
In Rhode Island, who knew?
Obviously I didn’t!
Did a quick website check.
Told my Facebook friends.
Couldn’t wait!
Expecting supreme coolness…
Cambodian cuisine.
Mama cooking.
Culture galore.
Instead I got a strip mall restaurant.
Called a palace.
Easy to drive by.
(Thankfully it had fantastic food.)
Was I confused?
Or maybe it was the neighborhood?
Check [...]
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Ahhh…
I was a tad strung out by Saturday afternoon.
It was a combo-stress.
A night of attempted room invasion.
A rocking two-hour program just delivered.
I relocated to a hotel near LAX.
Courtyard Marriott.
A shuttle to the airport next morning.
To make my life easy.
I expected a typical airport hotel.
Sterile.
Noisy.
A place of convenience.
I was delighted when we pulled up to [...]
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Or not.
I’m staying in a lovely Santa Monica hotel.
In the last 12 hours, four people have tried to get in my room.
They didn’t knock.
They worked the door over.
I can understand an occasional mistake.
Right room, wrong city.
Happens to the best of road warriors.
Including me.
But four is a bit extreme.
Especially when the last was at [...]
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Chop-licking good!
Raindrop has a new toy.
It is challenging.
Tasty.
And impossible to resist.
Last week Raindrop was making me nuts.
I had a ton to do.
Including calls.
I needed her to be quiet.
Raindrop was bored.
Wanted attention.
Barked her demands.
Nothing worked.
I had inspiration due to desperation.
Grabbed a boring old bone.
Went to kitchen.
Wedged one of her very smelly favorite treats in the center of [...]
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Next!
Got an email promotion for a webinar.
Offered by an association I belong to.
90-minutes long.
Almost $200 to attend.
Hmmm…
The headline grabbed me.
The program description spoke my language.
I was intrigued.
The speaker was…
Unknown.
Not as in not famous.
As in not listed.
What am I supposed to do?
Trust them to have someone fantastic?
Competent?
A canned program?
Is this webinar is worth $200?
A marketer wrote [...]
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Raindrop here.
It’s Election Day in America.
Time to cast your vote.
Do your American duty.
Earn the right to complain later.
Dad loves to vote.
Used to be a congressional aide.
Is a political junkie.
Thinks C-Span is a sports channel.
Mom not as much.
She always votes.
But grumbles about the effort.
I got tired of it this year.
Decided to turn voting into an [...]
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