Living On the Diagonal

QUICK  HITS!  Miguel Cabrera in Tiger Uniform Rockets a Home Run. Which? Take your pick from 1 - 400 Sunday, May 17, 2015 09:00 AM - The  MIGUEL CABRERA replay of his 400th career  home run is on a "Loop" it seems. The video of his mammoth home run to center field at Busch Stadium in St. Louis is labeled a Must See on the MLB website and showing on every sports channel. It is seen so often, Miguel will be shooting for 500 by the weekend!  Lost in this, is the Miguel Cabrera defensive play of the week! Miguel's catch of a foul ball into the stands is unlike any play anyone ever remembers. With his back to the field, he spun around and threw a bullet one hop to third base. An adept Cardinal at second base made the right decision to tag up on the play and head for third. More often than not, a runner would be safe. Not this time. The throw, a one hop strike to the third baseman had the runner dead to rights by eight feet. The result: a double play.

Revised LinkedIn Post - April 28, 2015 A Job Interviewer Should Never Begin With    Eyes Wide Shut! If you have ever participated in a job selection process have you ever encountered where a job candidate entrance is one of obvious distress, appearing as a “deer frozen by headlights" or shaking with anxiety? If this is a fairly routine scene, read on. If  you are  confident in your current interviewing skills,  I suggest you save your tired eyes and STOP! . Many of the job search articles I have read share those critical “tips” with the job applicant resulting in making the best first impression even when facing an interview resembling “The Spanish Inquisition.” The guidelines target not the job applicant but the HR Specialist or as a member of a interviewing panel given  responsibility to choose the most qualified candidate for employment or promotion. In the interest of maximizing time management l put forward in a bullet format what I find as best practice for