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March 23, 2014
Bossy

Career TOOLBox #30: Should Bossy Be Banned

  Sheryl Sandberg and Beyonce Campaign for Girls’ Confidence   “Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly — they’ll go through anything. You […]
March 20, 2014
Dubliners

5 Things Dubliners Do Differently Than Clevelanders

What Emerald City Revealed   During most of February I had the incredible experience to spend my days and nights living in Dublin, Ireland. Between places […]
March 1, 2014
Kelly Blazek Debacle Power House of Cards

Career TOOLBox #29: 3 Lessons from Kelly Blazek’s LinkedIn Debacle

How We Can All Be Better, Francis Underwood Style   “There’s no better way to overpower a trickle of doubt then with a flood of naked […]
February 23, 2014

Dublin Day 19: 20 Feet From Stardom

20 Feet From Stardom, the Oscar-nominated documentary that tells the story of background singers for the most famous rock ‘n roll bands in history, played today […]
February 22, 2014

Dublin Day 18: Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac

  “Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots. ‘Cause it’s OK to be a boy. But for a boy to […]


January 24, 2014
Unemployed

CareerTOOLBOX #26: It’s a New Year & You’re Unemployed

5 Steps to a Fresh Start Lots of people lost their jobs this December. It’s a cruel month to be let go and to be unemployed. […]
January 17, 2014

Secrets of the Blood: My DNA Revisits Chicago’s Lakeview Neighborhood

Since first arriving in Chicago exactly two weeks ago today, the schedule has been a whirlwind: an intense, fun and loving combination of family, friends and […]
January 5, 2014

Secrets of the Blood: My DNA (Briefly) Returns to Chicago

“Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in.” – Michael Corleone, Godfather 3 Transitions are never what we think they are. They are […]
January 2, 2014

Apocalyptic Bebop: 5 Things Not Welcome in My 2014

“Apocalyptic Bebop,” – The Nails, “Home of the Brave” Happy New Year! As most of the Midwest is stranded under a ferocious snow blizzard – typical […]
December 10, 2013

Secrets of the Blood: My DNA Leaves Cleveland

It was supposed to be one year. I arrived in Cleveland in October, 2003. After accepting an offer with one of the biggest firms in the […]
December 2, 2013

Secrets of the Blood: Taking the DNA Test

  It’s been just over one week since my first blog on the path to DNA discovery. And there’s been an interesting response as well as […]