Banking hours in the pandemic are limited right now and they may tighten up over the next couple of months. For now, it is important to provide as many options to people as possible that are touch-free and remote. Basically, people should not go into banking centers or have to touch dirty ATM machine keyboards. […]
Read MoreMonth: November 2020
What I Learned (Already)
This week, I still have a couple of days to go but I’m definitely getting some things ironed out. I definitely learned a few things this week. Summery: Dogs should not have raw dough or raw eggs. I might want to set up a company benefit program My sister recommended sweet potatoes, tofu and chickpeas […]
Read MoreNew Tools for Business
I got a call from someone in Pikesville looking to do some work on their home. Their house was built in the 40s and has quite a bit of stone patio surface area and the borders of the house were very dark. They’ve lived in the house for decades and by the look of the […]
Read MoreActing Business
The acting business, in my experience, is one of the worst paying jobs out there. True, if you get a job as a TV announcer or some other similar gig you might eek out a pretty good living. But, many people in the entertainment world done. This week, I learned that Jeff Bezos’ birth father […]
Read MoreGetting (More) Organized
I’ve been working with Excel for years. At first Google Sheets seemed a little too basic and I wasn’t sure about putting a lot of personal information online. Like all good software, the more I thought about how to get organized, the more I thought about that software as the way to do it. And, […]
Read MoreIs Covid-19 Airborne?
In the last VP debate, Kamala Harris claimed that the Trump Administration knew that Covid-19 was both airborne and affected children. I am not sure either of those are totally true. In fact, I don’t think much if any evidence has been published that proves Covid-19 is airborne and, by airborne, I mean that the […]
Read MorePicking a Tree for My Yard
A few years ago, I called the local county to come out and check out my neighbor’s tree because branches were falling off. They came out and not only did they say his tree was dead but the large tree in my front yard was dead also. I posted a previous article about some suggestions […]
Read MoreMy Dog Might Have Cancer.
Last week, I discovered that Hershey, my chocolate lab, has a lump on her chest about the size of a tennis ball. I didn’t notice it before and I am 99% sure it is not natural, meaning it is some kind of abnormal growth. I am fairly certain it is either a lipoma or lymphoma. […]
Read MoreCould a six-week shutdown defeat Covid-19?
I posted the question on Quora.com. Could a six-week shutdown defeat the COVID-19 virus? If so, could it also simultaneously defeat the 4 strains of influenza for as long as people from other countries don’t bring it back? The answers are somewhat expected but one answer received hundreds of votes. This is it. “ You […]
Read MoreThompson’s WaterSeal
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with someone over at the Thompson’s WaterSeal company, owned by Sherwin Williams. I was calling because after trying to use their product to coat a neighbor’s fence, I found myself not able to use the product in the way the manufacturer recommended. I have been told many things while […]
Read More