1.) Sharing a thought with you today that bodes just as well in your professional life as your personal one -- I’m taking two classes — one at Stanford - “How to Look at Art and Why” - and Ikebana - the centuries-old Japanese practice of flower arranging.

1.) Happy Lunar New Year! Yesterday kicked off the Year of the Snake, and every year I enjoy looking into the Asian crystal ball to see what the year might hold in store for small businesses based on that year’s animal.

Know anyone who's lost their home in the fires? Urge them to check into a "public adjuster" - professionals who deal with the insurance company for them. They get them tens of thousands of dollars more and make the process less stressful. NOT AN AD. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

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#dog people #book people #writing #writer #book #author people #smallbusiness people #costco people #democracy people #farmersmarket people etc. Please follow me so I can follow back. I need to get all these cats (no offense to felines) out of my brand new Bluesky feed. I'm allergic!

Dog lovers, help me out. I'm new to Bluesky. I like all animals, but I'm a dog person.Nothing against cats (I'm allergic but my tech isn't so advanced that cat dander comes through my device). Why did I get like 20 cat pics in a row? Pic of my dog as a puppy. Pics of your puppies welcome!

Random House required a fact checker for my second book. They were so thorough that when I used the phrase "dozens" of something, the fact checker probed -- was it actually more than 24? It was. Facts are facts. FACTS AREN'T POLITICAL.

Leaving 14k followers behind from 'the other place.' Help me please replace them by following me here on Blue Sky. I promise to post amusing, thoughtful, interesting, timely, or otherwise useful stuff. Or whatever I can come up with. Looking forward to a great community here!