By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Yesterday, I indulged in the ultimate luxury. I spent hours reading The New York Times. In addition to the Sunday edition, I also had a pile of "catch-up" reading; I subscribe to all seven days, so that pile gets pretty big some weeks.... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Me. Last Friday. Hulking out. Hulk no like experts! (Yet another expert pitchin' on a LinkedIn "discussion" set me off...You won't like me when I'm angry.) But seriously, I find it simpler to not be angry. It's better for me (and everyone else)... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Following on Yvonne's post last week, The Power of A Woman's Face I admit - I look at "stars without makeup" photos on occasion. Most of whom look like normal, pretty people on their day off. And, I'd certainly hate to have people... Read more →

By Guest Blogger Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, recently admitted that she leaves work at 5:30. And has been doing so ever since her children were born. I walk out of this office every day at 5:30 so I'm home for dinner with my kids at... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Ann Romney hasn't worked a day in her life. - Hilary Rosen Some of my favorite people are moms (Hey, Yvonne!) I still have a mom. But, now that the outrage has died down a bit, I encourage us to not forget the... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt Marketing Troubleshooter Last Friday was my - ahem - 54th b'day...and as luck would have it, Yvonne chose that day, in her Friday musings, to talk about the aging face in the mirror. Like me, she loves her life...and yet...where did the time go? What... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Over lunch the other day, a friend sighed, "I'm torn between caring and not caring." As we were discussing, there is JUST.SO.MUCH. involved in being a responsible, caring person. Combine our personal challenges with the constant bombardment of bad/good/BREAKING news...and it's easy to... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter Women make up the majority of bloggers, and half of bloggers are aged 18-34 More women vote than men. In 2008, almost 55 percent of women ages 18 – 22 voted in the presidential election, about 8 percentage points more than men of... Read more →

By Guest Blogger, Mary Schmidt, Marketing Troubleshooter One of my and Yvonne's friends on Facebook posted a link to the news re Limbaugh losing advertisers. Emboldened by Rush Limbaugh’s public apology over the weekend to a law school student whom he had called a “slut” and a “prostitute,” critics of... Read more →

I do. Evil characters are often more interesting and more complex (and stronger) than the "good" ones. Not to mention smarter...and funnier. (Remember Kevin Costner's Robin Hood movie? Alan Rickman, the evil Sheriff, was terrific and hilarious. Kevin, not so much.) Pick the movie or soap of your choice. Think... Read more →