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July 3, 2011

“Executive” Sales Associate

Is That Different Than the Regular Kind? I drove past a Realtor’s bus bench today which loudly proclaimed the pictured Realtor an “Executive Sales Associate.” What does that mean? Hell if I know. Best guess is that it’s like being a Senior Vice President at a bank. In other words, what everyone except the janitor is....
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Confessions of a Priceline Wimp

Traveling With an “Entourage” You’d think an avowed bargain-hunter such as myself would be a natural for Priceline.com (and other online shopping services). In fact, I’ve never been able to pull the trigger (including while traveling last week). My hesitation? Actually, a couple things, starting with the non-changeable, non-refundable nature of the commitment required by...
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Good to Be Home!

Collective Plane Cheers — and Groans As a lifelong Minnesotan (with some interruptions living on the East and West Coast), I can report returning to the Twin Cities when the local temperature was minus 20° (Jan., 1977); during a blizzard (Feb., 1995); and many, many other occasions when boarding the plane to come home required a...
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