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When recessions hit, the blue-collar and service workers typically suffer the brunt of the damage. Things are different this time. The trades have more job openings that can be filled and Wall Street, particularly tech companies, are laying off workers left and right. Wall Street layoffs A whole mess of companies have announced layoffs: Meta […]

I couldn’t help but notice TileLetter’s article on book recommendations this month.  This got me thinking: reading books is overrated. Keep in mind, that I’ve been an avid reader throughout my life. In fact, I’ve read almost all the books that were mentioned in the article. But reading entire books is an outdated way of […]

It doesn’t take much for a young and attractive woman in a male-dominated trade to stand out on social media. Particularly if they are willing to put themselves out there as Annabel Anderson was. Yes, this can create unwanted attention but it also creates influencer opportunities if one is willing to endure some of the […]

The CES show, which isn’t an acronym for Consumer Electronics Show, was in Las Vegas this month. Scaled-down because of another Covid scare it still consistently made headlines. The only things remotely tile-related that I found: Chevrolet  is showing off it’s new EV Silverado pickup which is due in late 2023. Unlike its cargo van […]

The Viral Colorado Bathroom Sledgehammer Story Unless you’ve been locked in a monastery with no wifi, it’s hard to believe you wouldn’t have seen a story on the Colorado contractor that took a sledgehammer to a bathroom in the home of Amber Trucke. Note: There’s been an update to this story you can see here This […]

In TileLetter this month, Lesley Goddin tackles the subject of mental health and, particularly, addiction. In it, she interviews two people: Mark Christensen, of Tarkus Tile in Utah, who details some of his dark past fighting addiction Brad Denny, Nichols Tile of Tennessee, who had an employee/family friend with addiction issues Mark mentions that he […]