Archive for February, 2009

Puritans need not apply

Look, I’m all for people having religious freedom, I really am.  I’m all for people believing whatever they want. I am, however, more than a little tired of puritanical people making decisions about what other adults can see and hear, say on television. For instance we happened to be up at about 12:30 the other [...]

February 26, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane  4 Comments

Critical Thinking is the Key

Having grown up in the USA, and been educated here, obviously nearly all of my experience is with American culture. Simply because of pure dumb luck, I was exposed through my work to some well-educated Americans who understood the importance of critical thinking, at the ripe old age of about 32, and who made a [...]

February 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Sane  5 Comments

Too Little Too Late; lessons for every business

I’ve been thinking about customer service a lot lately. As someone who does/has done a lot of work and a lot of selling online, for many years now, and who also had a  lot of (basically tortured interesting) experience working with the public face to face in retail,  I have a lot of experience with [...]

February 21, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Insane, Resources, Sane, Tips  4 Comments

We Freak Out Over So Little

I saw a great comment on Twitter lately; having to do with the recent kerfluffle over Facebook’s (now reversed)change in their “Terms of Service,” where for perhaps a period of 24 hours it said something like “All your data are belong to us forever and always if you put it on Facebook.” Within hours, after [...]

February 18, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Insane, Tips  One Comment

When All Else Fails, Keep a Sense of Humor

Ah, another day in paradise.  A lot of the time, I am very lucky that it comes fairly naturally to me to stay focused in remembering the many, many things that I have to feel grateful about. Unlike many of my clients and friends I don’t struggle daily with major, major anxiety. Every day, for [...]

February 16, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Sane, Tips  2 Comments

Diogenes and Obama

I know I’m late on the uptake here but I just had to mention that it seemed that President Obama is unwittingly being called to behavior right up there with one of the original cynics, Diogenes. I’m speaking in the context of President Obama’s attempts to get his cabinet populated.   In case you don’t [...]

February 12, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Insane  One Comment

Six Ways To Keep Yourself Centered In Gratitude

It’s ever so easy—particularly when times are tough as they are for lots of us economically right now— to focus on what’s wrong or what’s missing in one’s life. I’ve been shuffling around on this mortal coil long enough to know that what we pay attention to in our lives grows and gets bigger. I [...]

February 6, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Tips  One Comment

The Importance of Keeping a Positive Attitude

When you look around, it’s easy to think that the culture in the USA is not one that lends itself toward caring for one another (though there is some hope among we liberal types that the tide may be turning to a degree.) It’s easy to get discouraged in these “interesting times” (as the Chinese [...]

February 5, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Tips  No Comments

Looking To Make Some Money?

Unfortunately, not just in the USA, there are a lot of us suddenly finding ourselves looking for freelance work. Here’s a resource that has helped me to make a little money, and if you should happen to click on the link in this post and make some money too…. then, heck, we all win. They [...]

February 5, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Resources, Sane, Tips  No Comments

What Is This All About?

Welcome to Manic Meltdown.  We aim to offer a bit of sanity in a world that has clearly gone insane. Look around, make yourself comfortable, and feel free to put in your two cents. Thanks for stopping by! The poster to the right was apparently seen in the United Kingdom during World War II. The [...]

February 4, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Tips  2 Comments