With considerably more time on my hands than has been usual for a while, I’ve been able to kind of splash the road grime off my brain and look around a bit. Man, have I been doing stuff wrong or what? First off, let’s be straight. I hate sales. Or perhaps I should say that…
Empowering Biz Yarnies
Believe it or not, over the years I’ve encountered a business advisor or two of various stripes, denominations, and levels of personal understanding of how to implement their own advice. That said, I’ve picked up some interesting tidbits of anecdotal evidence that, as self-proclaimed pundit, I believe point in an interesting direction. A SCORE counselor…
Changing of the Guard
I have a literary question particularly for those of you who have small children in this age of iPads, but first, I have an announcement to make. The Technicolor Ram has turned in his resignation. No, no. Not me. The graphic that I’ve used on this site, my business card, vendor line sheets, newsletter, and…
But what about Matt?
Ok, ok. So what am I doing now? Well, I’m currently officially unemployed, but as a dear friend and fellow entrepreneur commented to me recently, entrepreneurs are never unemployed. Thankfully, I’ve found that to be true. I’m working on a major “saw-sharpening” project that will hopefully pay off in a marketable skill in the near…
Addressing the Silence
I suppose it was inevitable that I’d restart the Crowing Ram blog by writing about ThreadBear. Really, it would be sort of silly not to, right? I mean really. Bottling things up is a bad thing. One should talk about things that affect one’s life and livelihood. And I didn’t for a long, long time.…
Happy New Year
It’s odd, I think, that we talk about coming to crossroads. One of the things that becomes clearer to me with each passing year is that each moment is a crossroads. We choose in each moment what and who we will be. We choose where we put our energy and attention. We choose to dedicate…
Matt, Mom, Dogs and more
Thanks to everyone who’s touched base to see how things are going in Georgia. I’m fine and am currently looking for work. My mom’s chemo continues, but the first drug showed little success, so they switched her to a more aggressive drug a couple of weeks ago. She’ll likely lose her hair over the next…
The Power of Friendship
I’ve been quiet of late for a variety of reasons not the least of which is that major currents are running through my life right now in ways that make me feel very vulnerable to the will of the ocean. I’ve had much reason to become mistrustful, and it has colored my perception of the…
Women’s Interaction Survey
Monday, I posted a survey asking where women interact. It’s an informal thing, but I’m curious. I had a belief based on anecdotal evidence, and no one really seemed to disagree dramatically. I’d been led to believe that women didn’t spend a lot of time socializing outside work and home, and while my point was…
Social Interaction and knitting
I’ve frequently suffered from hoof-in-mouth disease. I say the wrong thing at the wrong time in the presence of the wrong person, and thankfully, I get politely called on it. Recently, I made the comment that many women over thirty have few social outlets. It wasn’t intended to be pejorative, and I definitely didn’t mean…