I had planned to blog on the morning of my 55th birthday, which was yesterday, but instead I spent 3 hours undoing the damage done by some incompetent hackers, who managed to break my website, yet failed to correctly display their links to information on a wide variety of pharmaceutical products. I still have their [...]

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There’s a term for that kind of thinking: magical thinking. Man, I have problems with that kind of thinking. I went a regular monthly meeting tonight; this month’s presentation was given by a “life coach”. One of those people who hasn’t yet quit the boring, unfulfilling day job, yet has a second career coaching others [...]

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“The key to life is to surround yourself with lots of women,” Oliver said. “Men would just lie to me. Girls say, ‘Give me half an hour and I’ll find out.’ They’re intelligent, more loyal and they make things happen. Everything I do is about team, really. So 90 percent of my team are women.” [...]

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With a background in Architectural Design, I am currently looking to expand my design expertise and start a career in the marketing and advertising fields.  I believe that my background in Architecture uniquely qualifies me for a position with Red Beret Design…As a Project Designer for an Architecture firm, I have had the opportunity to [...]

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Every now and then a story pops up in the news about some dude with way too much money deciding that he’s going to buy his way onto a spaceship to fulfill his childhood dream. The latest wannabe spaceman is Guy Laliberte, the founder of the wonderful circus troupe Cirque du Soleil. What caught my [...]

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“Once you’ve hit five years, your odds of survival go way up…Only two to three percent of businesses older than five shut down each year.” Five years ago today, I officially opened my doors* as Red Beret Design. The last few months have been the best, and I figure if I can do well in [...]

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I admire people who are slaves to routine. I really do. Up at 5am, morning jog, at their desk at 8:30am, blah blah blah fall into bed and fast asleep by 9:30. I suppose I have a routine, but it drifts like a fourth-grader’s attempts to sing on key. Monday: Up before 6am. Work out. [...]

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The dogwoods and tulips are starting to droop already, and I heard the first rumbles of thunder in a storm last week. The green-and-golds are blooming in the pine-scented shadows at Umstead Park. I’ve been cleaning out the garage, and my bedroom closet. Yup, it’s springtime. Guess I oughta dust off this old blog, too. [...]

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Dear ____, While I am interested in what’s happening in your organization, the frequency of your emails has caused me to unsubscribe from the list. In other associations, responding “no” to an rsvp will cease continued reminders about that event. But I see no way to rsvp “no” to yours, which means I am subject [...]

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Pro: No surprises camouflaged in the pattern of the oriental rug. Con: Interrupting your workday at the sound of cat puke. Share on Facebook

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