
Sure it can be hard to keep a secret, but our computer passwords are secrets worth keeping.
When I used to audit companies back in the day, I was always surprised to see how many people kept their passwords posted at their desks or taped inside their top drawers or written on index cards that were tucked underneath their desk blotters.
I always thought these folks were…
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I just spent 20 minutes on the phone with Ugg Australia hammering them with questions about where they source their sheepskins and what standards they have in place for the ethical treatment of animals.
Why?
Because a dear, dear friend gave me a pair of Ugg boots for Christmas.
Yep, Uggs. Made from sheepskin. And as you all know by now, I don’t wear fur.
Since my friend knows…
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Trompe l’oeil is French for “deceive the eye” and refers to an art technique that can create optical illusions that appear very realistic. But the idea of trompe l’oeil isn’t only applied to art. It also finds its way into fashion.
Fashion, by nature, is often used to “deceive the eye” with prescriptions for looking taller, thinner, or more proportional by wearing stripes or wider belts or smaller…
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It’s Cyber Monday so let the online holiday shopping frenzy begin!
Actually this is my kind of frenzy. No waiting in line for stores to open their doors. No pushing and shoving. No pepper spray.
Just me, in my bare feet, in my quiet apartment, sipping a cup of green tea and knocking out all my holiday shopping in an hour or so.
Now as someone who studied…
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