May 27th, 2007 09:31pm

Used Car Saleswoman

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Last week, Steve and I had the opportunity to make a presentation to the owner of several local car dealerships. We were presenting our strategy for marketing used cars. As we started preparing for the meeting, we drew on our own experience of purchasing three used cars over the last year and a half. This got me thinking about the used car buying experience in general. And that got me … Read More »
May 20th, 2007 08:45pm

Daughters’ Duties

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I recently got a glimpse into what our 10 year old daughter, Jennifer, envisions her future might be like when I get old – I mean falling apart old – I’m already old enough that I get regular mailings from the AARP. Jennifer has seen how her grandmothers have been cared for as their health seriously starts to decline. In my mother’s case, she vaguely remembers flying to a place … Read More »
May 13th, 2007 09:56pm

The Check is in the FedEx

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There’s an envelope with our return address on it lost in the bowels of a 37-story office building in San Francisco. I’m almost positive that it has slipped into a crevice or is sitting overlooked in the bottom of a locker in the huge mail room that serves this building. I mailed this particular envelope a week ago to our client’s office 40 miles away and it still hasn’t arrived … Read More »