The famous Dr. Seuss published How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 1957. The children’s story, written in rhymed verse chronicles how a solitary creature tries to steal Christmas by pilfering holiday items from the residents of Whoville. About a decade later, in1966, when the book was turned into a children’s holiday TV special, the song “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” debuted.
Songs of the Season
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...to ask the Lord’s blessing. Thanksgiving is a wonderful, Norman Rockwell time of year when spirits run high over pumpkin pie and spiced lattes as we spend time with friends and family.
Thankfully, this collaborative spirit tends to spill over into our professional lives as well.
Classic jazz fans might slide an It’s Monk’s Time CD in the changer during Thanksgiving. It includes a 50-year-old tune called “Stuffy Turkey.” Reviewers considered this one of Monk’s lesser works, deriding it as “quirky” and “repetitive.
This is the time of the year to be thankful. And, one of the hit songs of the 70s that encouraged us all to be thankful was by Love and called “Be Thankful for What You Got.” Interestingly, the songwriter, William DeVaughn originally titled the tune, “A Cadillac Don’t Come Easy.
Songs of the Season
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If your business technology is “Runnin’ with the Devil” as in Van Halen’s infamous song, then you are living “life like there’s no tomorrow.” By running out-of-date or unpatched software and hardware, you risk exposing your business to cyberattacks and more.
With corporations taking hits left and right from cybercriminals, security on the Internet has become more important than ever. Still, even as many of us step up the security of our online presence, stragglers who believe they’re immune to such attacks abound.
With Halloween on the horizon, it’s easy to think of all the tasty treats that come along with the Fall season. Everyone loves candy (even if we know we shouldn’t), and it’s hard not to find yourself biting into the creamy center of a Milky Way or splurging on a handful of Crunch bars.
Security this, password that! Now they want a password with 14 characters and 2 symbols? And I must change it every three months? As difficult as it is to remember 24 different passwords, four PIN numbers and a slew of new cyber security processes, we still manage to instantly recall most of the tangible things in our lives.
