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Familiar site in NYC

If you’ve ever lived in New York city you’ll be familiar with the concierge/doorman service in many buildings.

These exist for not only businesses but for many of the upscale high-rises in mid-town and the upper west and east sides of Manhattan.

Doormen are well-paid

These doormen (and they usually are men) pull in a decent salary and many of them pull down six figures depending on their role and seniority.

I recently got a call from someone at a company called Virtual Video Services and what they do is offer the same benefit of accepting packages, letting people in or preventing unwanted people from getting in, all… Continue reading

Productivity tips right under your nose

I often help my mother navigate and use very basic (to me) computer technology. As great as the technology for cutting and pasting is, it’s a pain to highlight, right-click, select ‘cut’, then place the cursor where you want, right-click and then select ‘paste’. Thank God for the keyboard shortcuts ctrl-C/ctrl-V (command-C/command-V on the Mac); savesContinue Reading

Equal rights for everybody, except people we don’t like

Several arguments are used to explain why homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to marry.  The most repeated are variations of the following:       There is the “Only a man and a woman can raise a child” argument which insults every single parent out there doing a spectacular job of raising their children. There is theContinue Reading

Brutality Cascades

Why is it that every government in Trinidad disappoints?  While the players change the complaints and themes of corruption and ineptitude remain the same. There will always be some level of ineptitude and incompetence in any new government and we expect people to grow or be replaced so I’m not talking about that here.  What’s moreContinue Reading

How could anyone not like me?

My mother and I continue to be amazed: How could anyone not like me?  I mean … meeee! What’s not to like? Well there was that very public, lets call it “breakup,” that some people are still talking about. Then there was that drunken public urination (all over someone’s windscreen with people in the car),Continue Reading

Resist the urge to react

A few days ago I was standing with a friend at a dead-end looking at the sun go down when a couple with a dog emerged from a car. The man threw an empty one-litre water bottle down on the beach below as the woman gingerly proceeded down a very steep and almost dangerous embankmentContinue Reading

Fake it till you make it

Everyone faces times when they feel like a fraud; some people live their entire lives with that feeling. Many artists confess to this, especially writers.  David Duchovny’s character in Californication proclaims that he’s a writer that doesn’t write. Boy I can relate to that. Interestingly enough, sometimes this feeling persists despite all of the evidenceContinue Reading

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What is your concept of truth?

What is your concept of the truth, and why is it germane to the practice of your life? Well think about it. If you live your life according to things that you believe are true, and they’re only partially true or flat out wrong, what do you think the impact would be on your life?Continue Reading