http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com Tristan Friedrich Schmid’s take on the brave new world: news, music, technology, film, culture, activism, politics, reviews, the environment, etc… Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:42:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't update my website often. And I don't give thanks nearly as often as I should, either. I hope to rectify these frequency issues with an experiment, "Reasons to be Thankful." (I say "experiment" because if I said "regular blog posts", I might be lying.) Anyway, in one ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/reasons-to-be-thankful-1-life Service companies cannot sacrifice customer satisfaction for their financial bottom line in this economy. I've recently had two important and extremely frustrating customer-service experiences, one dealing with a vehicle purchase and the other with a home-warranty company in charge of fixing my home's broken furnace (I'm sitting at my computer in ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/top-5-things-service-companies-must-do-in-order-to-survive-in-this-economy What should you do if you've lost your job? There are a million things you can do, but it's difficult to know where to start. Even if, like me, you're blessed enough to be employed in spite of the global economic turmoil, it's important to know how to rebound if ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/top-5-things-to-do-if-youve-lost-your-job I'm not an eternal optimist. But my faith in the power of hope and courage is stronger than ever, thanks to leaders like Rob Stewart (shark advocate and creator of the film Sharkwater), Paul Watson (founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society), Jill Robinson (founder of Animals Asia Foundation), and ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/examples-of-leadership-in-animal-welfare-worldwide I haven't set aside time to write lately: got into a car accident which basically totaled my 1994 Nissan Quest minivan in mid-December, a day before I went skiing in Steamboat, Colorado. Then the holidays came, and we finally sold our house after it was on the market for nearly ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/how-time-flies-indianapolis-house-sold-wordpress-versus-expression-engin Indianapolis weekly newspaper NUVO has a terrific article this week about how to reduce the amount of junk mail you receive. I've noticed that, since we moved, we're getting more junk mail than ever - crap advertisements from RedPlum, Shop Local (a grave misnomer - read NUVO's story about junk ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/how-to-reduce-your-junk-mail Came across a news item on MSNBC today regarding the most important decision President Elect Obama faces: what kind of puppy to get for the White House? Overwhelmingly, MSNBC visitors think Obama should adopt a mutt. As someone who works at an animal shelter, I couldn't agree more. What do you ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/what-kind-of-puppy-should-the-obamas-get-for-the-white-house Moving and a transitioning away from my Angie's List gig have kept me busy and away from my online endeavors, so I've been unfortunately quite silent about the election. But as a fan of Monty Python, John Cleese, and the future of the United States, this I had to share. http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/john-cleese-on-sarah-palin The virtual tour of our house, for sale near Irvington, is online! http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/indianapolis-home-for-sale-virtual-tou Sitting here at the Blog Indiana conference on IUPUI's campus, in their new student center (nice!) Also set up a Twitter account. Like I was with blogging, I'm very skeptical of Twitter and its uses. There's no way I'll be fanatical like many Twitter users who update about everything they do ... http://thursdayfridaysaturday.com/at-blog-indiana-twitter