People are always asking me if business and cartoons mix, so I thought I’d delve into it. The answer is, yes - if you mix them carefully.
There’s absolutely no question business cartoons attract attention. One panel cartoons are particularly hard for readers to pass up. Think about it. Imagine yourself skimming through a magazine chock […]

Robert Hruzek’s latest group project asks, “what did you learn from the world of sports?”
Organized sports were a big part of my life in high school. I was a pretty good football player and a very good (believe it or not) shot putter. But the sport that taught me the most was the one I […]

Our poor ghost is a victim of stampeding innovation. Do you remember the days before PowerPoint, when presenters put transparencies under a gizmo with a bulb hot enough to fry an egg?
Other relics from the past …
1. The Telex machine. Used to transmit messages across wires, like a telegraph. We had one in our […]

Have you ever come up with something new? Really new? Sometimes innovation occurs by accident rather than design. I’m sure King Solomon had no idea he was going to ignite a new trend in fashion as he settled a dispute between two of his subjects.
More often, innovation is, as Thomas Edison famously said about genius, […]

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They say puns are the lowest form of humor, which is probably why I like them so much. Does that make me some kind of pun gent?
The key to successful punning is restraint. But rather than puntificate further, let me illustrate by subjecting you to the horror of a pun driven into the ground.
Have […]

Sales is difficult. No matter what the circumstances, you have to look on the bright side. That’s something I’ve always done well, and I think it’s genetic.
My uncle, an extraordinary salesman with a sense of humor to match, liked to say, “I got two orders today - get out and stay out.”
When an apprehensive […]