NFL Draft Day 2021👀👀👀 Here we go again … (you junkies!) (published with permission from writeplus.biz) http://nfl.com Well, after nearly 4 months of yawns, lawns (preferred), and less-than-riveting entertainment award shows … WE ARE HERE! The endless speculation as to who the Jacksonville Jaguars might take at #1 (Hint: rhymes with “Brever Torrance”), who the New York Jets will replace Sam […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe How to improve our use of words Communication nation A “Blast from the Past” Edition (so much fun, we’ll re-publish it!) Flubbing our words and phrases? nother vs. another (“That’s a whole nother world”) Uh, NO it is not. But it IS a whole incorrect sentence. I’ve sat in professional meetings, witnessed intelligent people on […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe Some Causes of the Stock Market Volatility Craze Topic: That ‘silly, crazy stock market’ this month Categories: Economics, Financials, and Social Psychology Between a rock and a hard place? You probably spent some of the past few weeks rummaging through the onslaught of news concerning the stock market. In just a few days, […]
Read Morewith Anthony Newcombe (published with permission from https://writeplus.biz) Topic: How and who will pay for COVID-19 vaccinations? Issue: Pandemic, vaccination costs, and the risks of ongoing collateral damage in the U.S. Terminology: Pandemic was recently dubbed the “word of the year” by Merriam-Webster (click link either left or below). Congrats, pandemic, you’ve officially arrived! However, now the discussion has shifted […]
Read MoreA Closer Look … with Anthony Newcombe (published with permission from writeplus.biz) Topic: The most important characteristics of an entrepreneur Area: The impact of parents’ words on their children en·tre·pre·neur /ˌäntrəprəˈnər,ˌäntrəprəˈno͝o(ə)r/ noun: entrepreneur; plural noun: entrepreneurs (credit: Oxford Languages) Entrepreneur (my definition) – An entrepreneur represents many key elements wrapped into one. First and foremost, he or she must be a […]
Read MoreA Closer Look … with Anthony Newcombe published with permission from writeplus.biz Area(s): Education, Business, Psychology Topic: Reliance on remote technology for school, work, and emotional well-being … Issue: Are we putting so much emphasis on virtual technology that we may find ourselves paralyzed when it’s time to ‘come back into the real world?’ Let’s […]
Read MoreA Closer Look … with Anthony Newcombe published with permission from writeplus.biz Area(s): business, politics (and the strange ways they seem to intersect these days) Topic: Business “Monopoly sweepstakes” during this pandemic Issue: Are “favored” companies taking unfair advantage of “unfavored” ones – as well as the rest of us – during this pandemic? I don’t […]
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