by Mark O'Brien | Oct 3, 2014
Matilda ardently believes it’s critically important to assume the proper position for every task. Here, she deftly demonstrates her technique for straddling the back of a chair. While she’s typically reluctant to reveal her trade secrets, she does find...
by Mark O'Brien | Oct 2, 2014
Prevailing wisdom contends that the most important aspect of direct-email marketing is the subject line. I hadn’t given the notion all that much thought until I started receiving a blizzard of such emails, all with this attention-grabbing subject line: Burial...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 26, 2014
We decided to supersize the newest addition to the OCG pet family. The young fella sprawled across JoAnna’s lap is Crush, a 12-week-old Great Dane. Pledges to the OCG Pet Food Fund can be made by calling 1-800-GET-CHOW. Yikes!
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 16, 2014
Contributing editor, John Brandon, recently published a piece in Inc. called, “8 Expressions Really Good Communicators Always Use”. If nothing else, it proves the old adage that one man’s compliment is another man’s insult. You can read the...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 15, 2014
I found an article recently that brought some of my own experiences back to me. It was called, somewhat gruesomely, “What Not To Do In a Morgue”. And it led me to recall that my first two years out of high school I was responsible for a morgue....
