1. Introduce yourself.
“Hi, I’m with ADT Security Systems.”
2. Make the customer want to help you – make yourself out to be the victim. “My boss thinks there are not enough of our signs on your street, so he wanted me to come out in the cold to speak to you today about a free installation.”
3. Use Peer pressure.
“I was just coming from your…
Today the decorations came down. Lights were coiled up. Knick-knacks were packed away. The tree went back in it’s box. Our living room furniture returned to it’s previous configuration. I love the holidays and the now three month lead in to them, but I’m o.k. that they’re over. When I was younger the end of the holidays preceded a one week minimum mourning period. Now the…
A little corporal punishment would have been less painful than watching the Gators lose this afternoon.
Oddly enough, I enjoyed myself at Busch Gardens this morning. No one else was there and we walked onto everything we wanted to ride. Cheryl was gracious enough to let me set the pace, and I set it to the lowest setting. Even my sleep deprived body was up to a casual stroll through a moderate…
Colds and bad cars have dominated the last few entries. Well, it’s high time I talked about something I like.
I like my iBook. I am a convert to the joys of portable computing. I only sit at a desk when I absolutely have to, which now means only at work. I have a faster computer sitting on a desk in my living room. It is a wonder of modern technology, but it is big. Plop me down on my couch…
Thousands of people died from pneumonia in the U.S. last year. No one in the U.S. died from eating a “mad cow steak”. A whole freaking mess of people died from pneumonia world wide last year. Less than 200, world wide, died from eating a “mad cow steak”. “Mad Cow” could become a really big problem if left unchecked. Being infected by a “mad cow…
I sincerely apologize for bringing you this news so late. The freedom loving people of the world have united in damn near overwhelming anticipation; so without further ado, here’s the news. On Friday evening at approximately 6:21 p.m. EST there was a McDonald’s cheeseburger in my hand as I gingerly eased the coupe past 600 miles. What does a McDonald’s cheeseburger have to do…
How much would you expect to pay for the “Orange Rubber Watch, Large”? If you are interested in large, orange, rubber watches, you may be interested to know that you can get one for $595 (not including the appropriate taxes and shipping fees) from NeimanMarcus.com.
If only I had known large, orange, rubber watches were going to be such a big thing! Damn! Another opportunity for the big…
“IS YOUR CHILD VULNERABLE TO THE DEADLY FLU EPIDEMIC RAGING ACROSS THE COUNTRY? TUNE IN TONIGHT FOR A TEAM 10 INVESTIGATION!”
“DEATH AT THE MALLS! AN EIGHT IS BIGGER THAN SEVEN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT, TONIGHT AT 11!”
“DO YOU HAVE TROUBLE SLEEPING AT NIGHT? DO YOU FIND YOURSELF FALLING ASLEEP AT WORK? IF SO, YOU MAY BE LIKE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO SUFFER FROM A DEADLY…
Meetings are one of the constants of my working life. Yesterday we had a meeting about a meeting (it wasn’t my idea). I think I’ve done a good deal of personal growth in the last year or so, and I think I owe it all to these meetings at work. It used to be that I felt compelled to voice my opinion in these meetings, regardless of whether the ongoing discussion was pertinent to the…
Here’s another great question facing humanity in the 21st century… how often should we eat? Is it better to pig out at breakfast and lunch, then moderate you dinner; or, is it better to eat a whole bunch of little meals – aka: nibbling. Does it make any difference? What if you can’t stand going that long between meals? If I eat breakfast before I leave for work, I’m…