Category Archives: General
Blasphemy! Most Employees Skip Vacation
Survey shows 66 percent of people didn’t use all their vacation time in 2009. Why this is a bad idea. Continue reading
Management Lessons From Former Continental Airlines CEO
Management lessons from former Continental Airlines CEO Gordon Bethune. Continue reading
Help Passports With Purpose Build a School in Cambodia
Help Passports With Purpose build a school in Cambodia. Continue reading
Recent Articles of Mine Published Elsewhere
Recent article clips from TravelMusings and Incentive: Hot New Chicago Restaurants, Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Celebrity Chefs, New Sony VAIO Notebooks, Incentive Federation Meets on Capitol Hill, Samsung’s New DualView Digital Camera Continue reading
A Belated R.I.P.: Hanne Darboven
In memory of German conceptual artist Hanne Darboven, who died in March 2009 after a long battle with cancer. Continue reading
Pins and Needles
For months Maggie had been telling me about this great acupuncture doctor she had found in Beijing. She had been using the practice for years for ailments and aches from sports injuries, but this guy, Dr. Jhang, who is affiliated … Continue reading
Embracing Change
Welcome to Prepare for CrossCheck, a site that will be my take on all things travel … and then some. I’ve been a writer and staff editor covering various segments of the travel industry for 10 years, from leisure and … Continue reading

