Enjoy Writing #1: Basic Skills

I enjoy writing. You should too. In this episode we talk over some basic skills required before you can really enjoy your writing, and have others start to enjoy it too. TL; DW: 95% Perfect Grammar. As long as you’re nearly perfect it’s not going to distract from your writing. Common mistakes include: Homonyms Comma […]

Grumpy Cooking #8: Sea Salted Caramel Cake

Cake scares me. It should scare you too. Is there any food capable of more extravagance and difficulty? Is there another food that requires such a plethora of skills and artistry? On the one hand, if you do it right, even an elegantly-simple cake can have such depth of complex flavor that anyone who tastes […]

Grumpy Cooking #7: The Comedy Central Roast of Whole Chicken

Comedy Central Presents: The Roast of Whole Chicken Scene: A glittering stage. In the center, on a dais made of stainless steel roasting pans, a throne of foil. Rows of smaller, similar chairs line each side. In each– celebrity roasters: Pork Tenderloin, Chuck Roast, Whole Turkey and Goose. Some roasting royalty is also here: Prime […]

Grumpy Cooking #6: Titillating Turkey II

Cue the smooth jazz, turn down the lights and prepare to treat this classy bird just right. It’s time for: Titillating Turkey II First, let’s quickly talk turkey. Turkey is a very lean type of meat– especially the breast meat. It needs help to turn out well and especially when roasting– thoughtful technique to take it […]

Grumpy Cooking #5: Titillating Turkey.

Cue the slow jams. Today we’re gonna tango with turkey. We’re gonna butter it up. We’re gonna rub it down. We’re gonna fill up the cavity. It’s gonna be good. Innuendos aside, Thanksgiving just finished and Christmas is coming (the goose is getting fat), and if you ever want your relatives to stop asking you […]

Grumpy Cooking #4: Toast de Bonaparte

Don’t think I’ve gone soft. This isn’t french toast– it’s Toast de Bonaparte. As in the Emperor. As in conquer-the-world-just-don’t-go-to-Russia-in-winter, Boneparte. Napoleon’s own. The reason this isn’t french toast is that most french toast is the same as the (wholly incorrect) American stereotype of the French nation: Soft. Floppy. Weak. This toast, like Napoleon, is none of […]

How To Sales #18: How to Craft an Appropriate Sales Strategy

You have valuable goods and services, and want to sell, people and organizations have needs, and want to buy. Connecting the two and finding/crafting sales and marketing talent that drives growth is no simple task. To craft a selling strategy, one must first understand the product. I like to categorize based on two factors– complexity […]

How To Sales #17: How to Sell Using Benefits (now with extra Milton)

Speeds and feeds are for the weak. Benefits (and Swingline staplers) are king.

How to Sales #16: How to Cold Call: The Definitive Guide (Now with .GIF’s!)

Cold Calling for the 21st Century

Grumpy Cooking #3: Quiet Time Quesadillas

Kids. They yell, they hit and kick, and they break stuff. They won’t go to bed when they’re tired but will crash on your floor like a drunk homeless person when their friends come over to play. Feeding them is impossible, and their tastes change quicker than the words teenagers use in place of “cool.” […]