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Love thy customer


Customer service is one of those nebulous concepts that we all know are vitally important to our working lives, but it’s hard to remember that the customer is king when said king is blatantly wrong, plain cussed, or exhibits vulgar … Continue reading

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Dying to tell you…


More people die than are ever born: death is the one common experience of all living things. So why do we try so hard to pretend it won’t happen to us? We are, as a society, squeamish about death and … Continue reading

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Sex and death in the afternoon


Over the weekend I watched a feature length spectacle of romance and murder – live, right in front of me. This was X-rated stuff; all hearts and flowers for an hour, then a short and violent sex scene, with a chilling … Continue reading

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