Let me ask you a question: What’s the best part of your job? Is it your paycheck? Not hardly. Is it the opportunity to work with a group of scintillating, attractive, intelligent people? Not really. Is it the opportunity for personal growth thanks to a manager whose brilliance and wisdom are like beacons shining in … Read more
The smooth sounds of jazz hit the Central Park Pavilion stage as Dave Rocha played the second-to-last Concerts in the Park on Aug. 10. Keeping the mood mellow, Rocha and band treated attendees to an afternoon of relaxing music. Rocha will play the Triton Free Fridays performance series on Friday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. … Read more
Hunny Hair and Nail Spa kicked off its grand opening on Aug. 8 with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Mayor Jamie Matthews and the Santa Clara Chamber of Commerce. Hunny Hair and Nails, at 1274 Benton Street, is in the city’s historic Franklin Square and the second location for owner Lynn Nguyen, who also … Read more
A prolific journalist whose byline was featured in Business Week and the Christian Science Monitor, Santa Clara native Judith Harkham Semas was in the first class of women admitted to Santa Clara in 1961. A prolific writer on human side of the tech industry, Semas was the co-author of “San Jose and Silicon Valley: Primed … Read more
Kaiser Permanente member Christine Gardner may owe her life to fast action by KP nurses and techs who were following well-established life-saving protocols at the reception area of the KP Santa Clara emergency department. Essentially, Gardner’s heart stopped shortly after arriving, but she was resuscitated within minutes “I’m just so grateful,” says Gardner, tears welling … Read more
Is everything copasetic at your job? Are you feeling happy, content and secure? If so, I have some advice for you — DON’T! Know it or not, like it or not, you could be whisking down the road to termination. In the slightly altered words of “The Music Man,” that’s Termination with a capital “T,” … Read more
I just discovered Shawn Achor, and, boy, am I happy. You don’t know who Shawn Achor is? How about Dan Buettner? Still, no light bulbs going on? Well, then, all I can say is, you must be a very unhappy person. Achor is the author of “The Happiness Advantage.” He is also a “positive psychologist,” … Read more
Pierre Boulle (1912-1994) was a French writer known for two literary works made into successful films. Based on his own WWII experiences as an engineer, he penned The Bridge over the River Kwai, published in 1952 and an acclaimed best seller. It was a fictionalized account of his WWII experiences as a prisoner of war … Read more
The 10 Early Signs One of the most common signs of Alzheimer’s is memory loss, especially forgetting recently learned information. Others include forgetting important dates or events; asking for the same information over and over; increasingly needing to rely on memory aids (e.g., reminder notes or electronic devices) or family members for things they used … Read more
Do you ever feel people at your job don’t know you exist? Do you sit through long meetings where no one asks your opinion? Do you walk through the halls and no one asks, “How you doing?” Does workplace life swirl all around you, leaving you in a vacuum of silence and isolation? If you … Read more