‘Twas the Month Before New Years | Weekly Report for December 10, 2021
‘Twas the month before New Years, and all through the house, our Main-iacs were stirring, all clicking the mouse. The New Year will be here in 21 days, so here’s a…
Dave is Unavailable | Weekly Report for December 3, 2021
Only one person called to bother me this week while I was on vacation. #ThanksKennedy She reminded me I had one job I had to do this week — write…
Attitude of Gratitude | Weekly Report for November 26, 2021
The Madison+Main-iacs took the day off yesterday to celebrate delightful and delicious Thanksgiving feasts with family and friends. Although we all have a lot to be thankful for – including a…
The Turkey Day Weekend | Weekly Report for November 19, 2021
November is a big month for small business. There’s Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday — all stuffed together in six days. (Almost as stuffed as I’ll be next Thursday.) Thanksgiving…
Help Wanted? | Weekly Report for November 12, 2021
The first job I ever had was at Brookville Drug Store. I worked for $3.35 per hour delivering prescriptions. I was 16 and it was 1984. At first, I rode a…
Stop the Spam | Weekly Report for November 5, 2021
As a nuanced expert in four-letter words, I really have an overused one, in particular, this election cycle. Stop. STOP. I send the word STOP via text to someone every…
Trick or Retreat? | Weekly Report for October 29, 2021
Having a Halloween birthday is epic. It has always been more of a blessing than a curse. Pros: Everyone gets dressed up, there’s plenty of candy, I always have a party to…
The Green Rush | Weekly Report for October 22, 2021
Greetings from fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, where I have been “working” all week. In support of FlwrPwr, our latest venture, M+M Communications Director and biz partner Kent Brockwell and I…
It’s ON A BOAT! | Weekly Report for October 15, 2021
The price of disposable rubber gloves that cooks use at the Texas Inn were $60 per case in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the price tripled to $180 per case. I get…
Twitter Left Me | Weekly Report for October 8, 2021
I was on Twitter before Twitter was cool. At one point, I amassed more than 30,000 followers on the platform, since joining in 2008. In the early days of Twitter, between 2006…