I can’t remember your name . . .

   Have you ever been out somewhere and a person comes up to you and says hello and calls you by name and you can’t begin to think of that persons name?

My parents are notorious about asking me “who is that?”.  Many times now I say to them before they have the chance “I don’t know who that is”.

I am so embarrassed that I can’t remember peoples names. 

My excuse has been for years is that I work with a headset and computer in front of me and I can’t remember anything unless I have my computer in my face.  Yes, computers/databases have made me lazy when it comes to truly memorizing peoples names. 

Last night while shopping at the big box store it happened to me twice. 

At first I just acted like I knew the person (which I actually did) and tried to play it off.  I thought for a brief second and thought to myself –how fake!  either you know the person or you don’t.

The way I handled the situation was to genuinely say “I’m embarrassed, but I can’t think of your name”.  I did that and felt much better.

People are so important to me and my family.  We love people and our relationships with various people.

One thing I am going to make a conscious effort to do is when I am in that situation to ASK their name and make another conscious effort to remember it.

What do you do when you can’t think of someone’s name and they know you?

Exclusive Dolly Parton CD & Rocking Chair Coming to Cracker Barrel's March 23

 

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is the proud exclusive retailer of Dolly’s latest CD.  The album features 3 new tracks hand-picked by Dolly.  Plus, new photos & artwork.   Cracker Barrel will also have Dolly Rockers.  They are PINK. Dont know if I need one or not, but thinking about it.

Click this icon to go to CMT and register to get tickets to see Dolly’s one and only Broadway show “9 to5”. 

 

 

 

I have a Dolly Parton Pinball machine that is driving me crazy in my garage.  I can’t imagine departing with it, but it is very difficult to move.

Do I *really* want/need a Dolly Parton Pink Rocking chair?

Liquid Life in Downtown Henderson

Henderson own Keith Vincent will be performing in Downtown Henderson at the Liquid Life Coffee House Saturday night March 28 at 7:00.

Come and join all the fun!

Bring your favorite coffee mug.

Facebook Tips

Well If you would have asked me back in September if I would have ever logged in to Facebook.com I would have told you NO WAY.  

I even went as far as to block (using www.opendns.org) all social media except twitter.com from both my office and home. 

December 20, 2008  I cautiously and quietly signed up for Facebook.com

Yes, it has been fun and a way to connect with many people of the past and get to know others that I see infrequently.  Especially those that I know from afar from insurance trade related functions.

I went as far as creating facebook.com fan pages for our family insurance business Vaughn Insurance and our family owned Bed & Breakfast, L&N Bed and Breakfast.

Some basic tips that I have found helpful:

1. When Facebook.com asks for your birthday choose “don’t show year”.  I say this not because I don’t want others to know how old I am, but I feel that is a piece of personal information that others may not need to know.  This is one piece of ‘Personal identity” that could accelerate identity theft.

2. Check your privacy settings- I only show my information, friends, pictures with people whom I choose to be my friends.

3. Check your notification settings.  I have chosen to remove all email notifications.  I don’t need anymore emails than I already have been coming to my email account.

4. If you are uncomfortable about someone being your friend just ignore.  They don’t get any notification that you did not friend them.   Always remember that Facebook.com *requires* you to represent yourself as you really are not some vanity name.   No more screen like “hothousewife312” like AOL allowed us to do in the early years of web 1.0!

5. I never accept anything other than friends and sometimes events.  If you send me a birthday request, a cause or any other third party application inside of Facebook.com more than likely I will ignore.  The reason is that it junks up your wall and downloads cookies and possible spyware on your local workstation.

A few of my co-workers are on facebook.   My father Norris Priest is on facebook.

Honestly, I really don’t know what I think about facebook.com- I like twitter.com better!  You can follow me at www.twitter.com/nibbyp

What are some tips you have about using facebook.com?

Are you using Facebook.com for business purposes? 

Do you think companies and small business should encourage their staff to use social media responsible in the workplace?

Who is Hugh? He would be proud . .

Well if Hugh Edward Sanderfur would have been living today- he sure would have been proud.

Today I attended the art opening of “Disabling the Myth”.

What a great exhibit!  Susie Rideout you deserve nothing but praise for putting this together and working with these adults.

This is the most heart warming art exhibit that I go to every year!

You can read more about the exhibit from this Henderson Gleaner Article.

The exhibit is in the rotunda at the Henderson County Public Library till  April 2, 2009.

Information about previous years exhibits at: http://www.hesandefur.com/artist_within.htm

Hugh Edward Sanderfur Training Center