I have a love-hate relationship with this time of the year. I love that the leaves are changing and that the weather is cool, but not freezing. I love putting away my summer clothes and shoes and switching over to fall and winter clothes and boots. But, what I hate...
Book Review: Maximizing LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media Marketing by Neal Schaffer
I thought I knew everything about LinkedIn. I’ve been using it for years. But after reading Neal Schaffer’s Maximizing LinkedIn for Sales and Social Media Marketing, I realized there is a lot more to learn, especially since there are more than 100 million members including executives from Fortune 500 companies...
Product Review: Nestle Coffee-Mate Natural Bliss
Probably like most people, I drink a lot of coffee. I especially drink a lot of coffee because I wake up at 4:00 a.m. every morning after only getting about four hours of sleep. Whatever the reason, I love the taste. I only drink coffee with Nestle’s Coffee-mate in the...
Product Review: OPI Miss Universe Collection Nail Polish
I love the new nail colors that are on the market today. Call me crazy, but I enjoy wearing yellow, green, blue, and even purple nail polish.I am brand loyal when it comes to nail polish. I think that the OPI line lasts longer and has better colors than the...
Product Review: Kellogg’s Berry Yogurt Crunch and Cinnamon Oat Crunch
Recently, I received a big package. In it, I found two boxes of Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Antioxidants cereal: Berry Yogurt Crunch and Cinnamon Oat Crunch. The Berry Yogurt Crunch box is designed to look like a picnic tablecloth in red and pink checkers. The Cinnamon Oat Crunch also looked like...
Music Review: Cubic Feet – The Living End – Then and Now
I never heard of Cubic Feet before now but according to the CD jacket of its new two-disc set, The Living End - Then and Now, it has been around since 1991. The first disc, subtitled Then, is its music from 1991 to 2001, while the second disc, Now, is...
Music Review: Lola Spriggs – Nobody But You
One day, Canadian-born Lola Spriggs’ new CD, Nobody But You, appeared in my mailbox, courtesy of her publicist. I do love hearing from new artists, so I didn’t mind at all popping this one in and listening to it. Nobody But You has six songs, with one song, "The Game,"...
Book Review: Social Media Judo
I am a social media enthusiast and read a lot of books on the subject. Social Media Judo - The essential guide to mastering social media and delivering real results for your brand, by Chris Aarons, Geoff Nelson and Nick White with Dan Zehr, is one of the better books...
Music Review: The Red Button – As Far As Yesterday
I reviewed Seth Swirsky’s album, Watercolor Day, and really enjoyed it. So when I heard that Seth Swirsky was involved in another project, I got excited. His latest project is The Red Button, which consists of Swirsky and Mike Ruekberg. Their first work together was called She’s About To Cross...
Music Review: Zoë Lewis – Rotary Phone
Zoë Lewis is a family friend, and I have seen her perform a few times. So when I received her new album, Rotary Phone, for review, I was very excited. She is an exciting new artist who takes fun lyrics and mixes them with jazzy beats that makes you want...