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And now a break to talk about a sponsor… What’s your experience been with corporate intranets? If it’s anything like mine has been, you’ve often found them to be clunky one-way repositories of stale information – the place where documents go to die. That’s why I was excited by what I’ve seen from Igloo. They’ve […]

And now a break to talk about a sponsor… I have pleaded with people in the past to stop sending me bathroom-related questions (to no avail), but today I’m raising a toilet topic of my own … except that it’s related to cats. I want to tell you about Zero Odor, because … wow. Zero […]

And now a break to talk about a sponsor… The lovely people at the SHEBA® brand – who are a sponsor of this site – asked me to talk about kitty health. Here’s what I’ve figured out about keeping cats healthy: 1. No free feeding. This one took me a while to learn. I used […]

And now a break to talk about a sponsor… Regular readers are used to seeing my cats make weekly appearances as the stars of our open threads. But lately Olive has gotten all the spotlight, as kittens do, so here’s a snapshot of Lucy … brought to you courtesy of  SHEBA® cat food, a sponsor of […]

And now a break to talk about a sponsor… When the lovely people at SHEBA® approached me about writing about SHEBA® entrees for cats, I was hesitant at first. I’m protective of my kitties and probably more rigorous about what I feed them than about what I feed myself. SHEBA® won me over when I learned […]

And now a break to talk about a sponsor… If you’ve hired people before, you know the terrible feeling of realizing after just a few weeks with a new hire that she’s not going to cut it. But while hiring will never be an exact science, there is a way to minimize hiring mistakes: having […]

And now a break to talk about a sponsor… Food plays a big role in the workplace – from catering for client meetings and employee events to group lunches and meals for people working late, food is on an awful lot of our minds at work. But if you’re ever charged with managing these food orders, […]