Scott Sanfilippo's Blog

While scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, I saw a post from one of my friends that caught my eye. “Family game night tonight. Yea!” I glanced over at the calendar making sure I was still in 2012 and hadn’t slipped back into some sort of time warp. In the age… Read More "“Playing Cards, Board Games & Friday Nights.” Or, “Desocialization.”"

I got my hands on another iPad portfolio case from zsxiaozhi.com. I reviewed the Apple iPad Portfolio Case from them a few months ago and decided to try out one of their new additions, the Oversized Portfolio Case. This particular case is designed to accommodate any tablet, whether it be… Read More "Product Review: Oversize Portfolio Case for iPad and Tablets from Zsxiaozhi.com"

After yesterday’s post about a former Goldman Sachs executive’s op-ed piece in The New York Times, I received a lot of email from readers who took the “fill-in-the-blanks test.” One of the emails I received showed that the problems Greg Smith pointed out don’t just exist in big, powerful corporations.… Read More "“A Reader Responds to the Goldman Sachs Test.” Or, “What Kind of Company Do You Work For?”"

When was the last time you’ve seen an executive of a company the size of Goldman Sachs criticize his/her former employer in a major newspaper like The New York Times? Greg Smith, an executive director and head of Goldman Sachs United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East… Read More "“Culture Shock at Goldman Sachs.” Or, “How to Quit and Make Headlines.”"

Every now and then I get an email that prompts a blog post and in my mailbox this morning was one of them. With the permission of the emailer, I’m answering it here in the hopes my advice can help more than just the gal I’ll call Ethel. “I have… Read More "“Why are my eCommerce Sales Down?” Or, “Some Quick Advice for a Store Owner.”"

While doing my usual Facebook stalking, I saw a photo posted by Delta Airlines that I had to re-share with those who stalk me. It was a picture of the airlines CEO, Richard Anderson, sitting with a reservations agent taking customer calls “in recognition of [their] great work.” I thought… Read More "“Delta Airlines CEO Talks to Customers – Imagine That!” Or, “Get Out from Behind the Desk!”"

When I visited my office in Pennsylvania this week, I was on a mission to find something that I haven’t seen in a while but suddenly found myself in need of. I rummaged through my desk drawers looking for it, but only came up with stupid stuff like pet supply… Read More "“A Trip Down Memory Lane.” Or, “That Voo-Doo That You-Do.”"

Being up in Scranton, PA for a few days, I heard a lot about this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. You see, Scranton is known for two things – being the unfortunate hometown of Joe Biden and their big St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I’m not a fan of either. Especially… Read More "“Celebrating Saint Patrick.” Or, “Who Wants to Drive the Drunk Bus?”"

I was a 17 year old high school kid when I first heard of Rush Limbaugh. I was making a whopping $5.50 an hour at the former WARD-AM in Pittston, PA when we were one of the first radio stations to carry the conservative talk show host when he went… Read More "“A Different Story About Rush Limbaugh.” Or, “Stop Farding.”"

It started out as a speck of bone popping through my lower gum where one of my wisdom teeth used to reside. My dentist called it a “boney spicule.” I called it a pain in the ass. As this piece of dead bone made its way from where it spent… Read More "“A Boney Spicule.” Or, “Yeah, That WAS Something.”"