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Clearly, the Debate Isn’t Over
February 19th, 2024
Recently, the Boston Globe ran a story talking about Fidelity Investments and Deutsche Bank AG now requiring employees to return to the office. According to the story “the return-to-office mandates keep coming – and getting more specific”.
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Greetings From Cornhusker Nation
February 12th, 2024
For those that are confused by the title, the University of Nebraska’s nickname is the Cornhuskers. I’m not entirely sure how or why they got this moniker since anyone that has ever traveled through or lived in the Midwest can attest to the fact that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, and Missouri all are blessed with cornfields that go on for miles and miles on both sides of the road. I’m not sure which state produces the most corn for people to eat but depending on which source you look at in terms of overall corn production, Nebraska is 3rd or 4th in the country. Nebraska was where the first 2 jobs on my January tour took me.
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Having a Difficult Conversation
February 5th, 2024
You would think that after working with speaker and trainer Michael Miller for over a decade and watching him present on many occasions I would be better at having difficult conversations. After all he breaks it down very well and gives you a wide range of tips and tricks to accomplish the task.
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We are Back
January 29th, 2024
It is true what they say about getting older, time moves so much more quickly. Was it almost a month ago that I was wishing people a Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas? Students have been returning to campuses since the first week of January and it feels like there was such a small break in between first and second semester. Years ago, I joked that we could close our offices from mid-December through the third week in January and nobody would notice.
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Help, My Job is a Dumpster Fire!
January 22nd, 2024
To be clear, it is not my job that is a dumpster fire but instead it is the professionals that I work so closely with. Higher Education, especially in Student Activities and Student Affairs, is a profession that is more than a little troubled. For those that live it day to day, this is not news.
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Should Claudine Gay be gone?
January 15th, 2024
Over the last month or so, I have watched, listened, and read about the Claudine Gay saga. For those unaware, she is the embattled, now former President of Harvard. The first woman of color ever to hold that post. From many reports, she is an inspirational leader that might have done amazing things at Harvard. To others, she was a politically correct DEI hire. Never having met her, I have no real opinion of her but there is a part of me that feels badly for her. She resigned under a maelstrom of negative press and people from all over the world pushing for her ouster. What continues to nag at me is whether she was treated fairly or was this a witch hunt by the conservative press.
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What to Expect in 2024? I Haven’t a Clue!
January 8th, 2024
Wouldn’t it be great if the rest of life had a book or a series of books that let you know step by step what the year or your life had in store for you? Boy, could I use a book like that for 2024. Frankly, I have no idea what to expect in 2024. Personally, it promises to be a great year as our grandson continues to grow, develop, and begin to walk and speak. Even though they are older, watching our kids navigate the path to adulthood and find their way in the world is exciting. On many other fronts, the next year is a murky, fog shrouded, mystery.
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Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2024
Hard to believe that 2023 is gone and 2024 has arrived. In fact, it is hard to fathom that we are almost a quarter of the way through this century. It seems like just recently we were all on pins and needles waiting for the ball to drop signaling the arrival of 2000 or Y2K as it was called. There was both anticipation and dread as people were concerned that the world might end or that technology would go into a tailspin with the start of a new millennium. As evidenced by the fact that it is 2024 nothing dramatic or catastrophic happened. Often, I have too much time on my hands, and I think of random things and the New Year is one of those things.
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