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Programming Note: I don't wanna act like the Media Celebrity has gone to my head, but I DID get recognized by 3 people in the Chicago Airport en route to 'the M states' for The Baby Jesus' & and Baby New Year's (he has less effective publicists, don't you think?) Birthdays...Fine, 2 of them were my kids that I tried...

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Grump & Snore+ More (My take on Jon & Kate) When I'm not reading the complete works of Tolstoy or teaching my kids Latin I might be found watching a few reality shows.  Just a --cough- few.... COUGH COUGH....Scuze me,  I must have choked on a piece of organic fruit leather. I got sucked into Jon & Kate Plus 8 by my girls, mostly cuz...

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More Makeup Trends I'm Following For You Because I'm... Trend #1)  "High Def":  Lots of new face makeup products (when they are not utilizing the term "mineral") are rocking the 'High Definition' marketing. What makes it High Def? Sephora's website describes it:   "Originally designed for use in film and television, high-definition makeup provides...

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The Palin Effect Kate Gosselin- love or hate her- has a certain something which makes you look.  Even my mom knows who "Kate" is...& Mom's idea of  'following reality shows' is the one time she watched 2 minutes of Top Chef with me- because I hid her remote control. Sarah Palin certainly has that same Make...

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Baby Patrick's Big Adventure-- as told by Baby Patrick;... I had to wait for them all to become distracted to make my break. At thishouse, the wait was not long. My big sissie Maggie had a hurt back so Daddy was examining it (because since he's a pharmaceutical rep, that makes him an honorary Doctor?).  Seeing my shot, I set out for the journey of a lifetime.... As...

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New Books Just Out!

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Posted on : 18-12-2008 | By : Jill | In : Books
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I just figured out that Jerry is “that guy”. He’s the guy in the airport Starbucks line on his Blackberry yakking to someone about “the customer’s needs” and ‘transparency’ (hot new biz buzzword) while holding several 3 ring binders and a few managerial self-helpy business guy books like “Leading Change” and “Confidence”.  The other day a package arrived at the house and he said. seriously, “It’s a present from my manager.” The girls and I got excited about a possible tin of popcorn or maybe, a little outfit for the baby? It was yet another book like that.  Throws it on the pile right next to “Game Changer- How You Can Drive Revenue & Profit Growth With Innovation.” Scintillating.

Here’s a few more, ahem, lesser-known titles and adaptations to some already popular Managerial Guy books….. You’ll wanna run right out and get them for everyone on your Christmas List.

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