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*When due diligence fails…one case
Inspired by the recent repeat broadcast of a PBS profile of the small business noted below.
“Students face uncertain future after Dallas barber school suddenly closes Blade Craft Barber Academy was founded in 2015 and shut its doors abruptly on Monday.” (July 16, 2024)
Unfortunately, the story above has many versions in other industries but it can be particularly stressful in the educational arena.
Some students were planning to use the training to open a business.
The barber school had an excellent local community and national reputation for many years. Anyone who Googled Barber School would find it at the top.
So, what does one do when due diligence in researching or fact-checking reveals positive information but information later proves faulty?
As this barber school case highlights: good business can go under without warning the public.
Always plan for failure in advance…it is an invaluable strategy.
If such and such happens, what do I do to correct the situation? This step is often overlooked or avoided because it is counterintuitive to positive thinking. And people dislike research. Big mistake. Huge.
- When you have a top service or product recommendation confirmed by your independent checking or firsthand experience… keep investigating to find information that may disprove what you think is true.
- Buying a major product or service with cash or check means ze
ro protection.
In the case of the barber school, one might understand why a student paid 5 figures in cash to the established nonprofit but…reread the paragraphs above.
Source
Dallas barber school’s claims after closing leaves students confused… NBCFW.Com, July 16, 2024
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/students-face-uncertain-future-after-dallas-barber-school-suddenly-closes/3593886/#:~:text=Suddenly%2C%20the%20barber%20school’s%20sign,the%20school%20to%20suddenly%20close.
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SALUTE
A few months ago, I realized from a librarian’s blog that describing the late former President Jimmy Carter as a “peanut farmer from Georgia” was a gross distortion.
He was the only president to graduate from the Naval Academy; his niche was nuclear physics.
He had no plans whatsoever to become a farmer. However, he believed it was his duty to take over the family business to help his mother after his father died.
From saving Ottawa from nuclear meltdown in a story straight out of a James Bond movie, to four decades later arguing with the Secret Service about climbing the roof while volunteering with Habitat for Humanity…a phenomenal human being.
Sources
Jimmy Carter Confessional, Roger O. Green, Oct. 10, 2024. https://www.rogerogreen.com/2024/10/01/my-jimmy-carter-confessional/
YouTube, MSNBC, 6:37, 2024: The amazing story of how a young Jimmy Carter helped avert a nuclear disaster.
Newsweek.com/fact-check-jimmy-carter…
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-jimmy-carter-stop-nuclear-reactor-ottawa-canada-1660067
Amy Carter’s Nanny, December 31, 2024, Stephanie Kennedy,
Democratic Underground.com, https://www.democraticunderground.com/100219862827
YouTube, point 14: 28, Dave Chappelle Stand-Up Monologue 2025 – SNL
Chappelle recounts an incident overseas long ago involving the late president.
Links Found Recently
Here’s an ingenious way to save money on musical instruments for a group….
YouTube
Barcelona Guitar Trio & Dance – Billie Jean (Homenaje a Paco de Lucía) New version…2:01 min
Funny from the start and point 54. Four men a guitar and a clever percussion instrument.
Note the inspiration for this listing and women musicians noted in the paragraph below …from Love Classical Music by Alex Tran on X.
Humor in unexpected niches
- UK consumer author and journalist Helen Dewdney is known as the person having the longest-running consumer blog, according to Feed Spot. The blog title is The Complaining Cow.
Dewdney develops educational materials that help UK consumers complain effectively and she consults with businesses who want to improve their customer service policy to boost their sales.
Dewdney began complaining shortly after birth, according to family reports.
2. Four women musicians apply humor, brilliance, and skill to a violin, cello, and piano symphony performance including, a snippet from the Mission Impossible theme song.
YouTube 3: 24 Min. 41 Million views, 2014
Salut Salon “Wettstreit zu viert” | “Competitive Foursome”
Sources
Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/thecomplainingcow.co.uk
Check out a recent post on How to Speak to a Human when using a Chatbot.
https://thecomplainingcow.co.uk/how-to-speak-to-a-human-when-using-a-chatbot/
One consumer product highlight…a phone case with an attitude
Redbubble.com…
https://www.redbubble.com/i/iphone-case/I-m-coming-for-you-The-Complaining-Cow-by-ComplainingCow/84128173.PGM2E
*Rissi Palmer, #5 listed in 7 Famous People Challenged Racism in Creative Ways… is also skilled at diversifying her innate ability.
Consider: Children’s music
https://rissipalmermusic.com/children-s-music
Teaching artist
https://rissipalmermusic.com/teaching-artist
*Black country music landscape: DeFord Bailey
Ramblin’ with Roger, Roger O. Green, February 22, 2025.
Who is Deford Baily? I did not know that: likely reactions of some who read this informative piece on music history.
https://www.rogerogreen.com/2025/02/22/black-country-music-landscape/
*Unique library fights book bans
CBS news.com
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/first-of-its-kind-free-bookstore-in-miami/
*Memorable quote heard on the View…
Celebrity chef and cookbook author, Bobby Flay, explained how he struggled in school with a learning disability before testing was the norm…he could not open an English textbook and understand anything.
Flay dropped out of school at age 16 and went to work in a restaurant… not because he knew he wanted to cook… but because he needed a job…
“As soon as I started working with my hands …my whole life lit up.” – Chef Bobby Flay, author of 18 cookbooks.
One takeaway: the term learning disability should be re-examined. YouTube…36:49 min…point 33:33
The View Full Broadcast – November 27, 2024
*Animal Kingdom inspiration…”Little Louie”
The hilarious viral one-minute video below might inspire someone interested in health, animals, and medicine to ask the following questions…for starters…
1 What the heck is in that dropper? Castor oil and liver extract perhaps
2. What is the marketplace like regarding effective all-natural medicine for pups…?
3. Could I create a better product in my kitchen?
Sources
x.com
https://x.com/dog_rates/status/1826723741449048412
Repackaging Skills Effectively …
Msn.com
Dog deemed ‘too friendly’ for police work finds his calling | Watch (msn.com)
Social Justice, Arts, and Innovation…
*A recent segment on 60 Minutes featured a cool and revealing story about Lowriders with many underlying themes: an inside look at adults and teens who create “art in motion” in the form of autos from a bygone era…and bikes.
Lowriders shine after perceptions of cars and drivers shift…
CBSnews.com
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lowriders-shine-after-perceptions-of-cars-and-drivers-shift-60-minutes-transcript/
* Sing Sing
What do you do if you are convicted and imprisoned for a crime you did not commit? The film Sing Sing underscores the answer: you start a theatre group behind the walls to hold on to hope and improve your life.
Sing Sing…The story of the Rehabilitation in Arts program is about one of the theatre group founders and the inmates who continue to transform their lives through theatre, writing, dance, visual arts, and other creative means while behind bars.
Released this year, the film has an unusual business model...everyone in the movie receives the same salary, and everyone from the production staff to the star shares in the profits… 95 percent of the cast is formerly incarcerated and went through the RTA program.
Did You Know…
Less than 3 percent of inmates re-offend after release from prison when they go through the Rehabilitation Arts program but more than 60 percent who have not participated in the arts program return to prison within three years
YouTube…Point 6:04
Colman Domingo Talks New Series And Co-Chairing The Upcoming Met Gala | The View
rta-arts.org
https://rta-arts.org/our-programs/
*SPEECHLESS …
Just discovered a late 70s talk show interview with the late singer Minnie Riperton. She recounts an unforgettable experience in a Hollywood bank…
There are multiple takeaways but most important … she kept her humor.
5:02 min, point 3:38.
https://youtu.be/-YcrXS3s6yA?si=FxhSQh0UffqP3H0U
Note paste the all-caps line below in your browser for an amazing live rendition of her most famous hit…
FIRST TIME REACTING TO | “LOVIN’ YOU” MINNIE RIPERTON
*Puzzle Huddle
https://puzzlehuddle.com/pages/about-puzzle-huddle
*When a new dad can’t find diverse toys and puzzles …inspiration and adventures with a new home-based business follow… 6:39 min …
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Creating Diversity-Focused Puzzles – Matthew Goins – WDS 2019
In the case of the video below, (8:31 min), the giveaway… a wonderful idea… but I suspect Matthew Goins may not have been promptly approached by store personnel to stop the giveaways (promoting in their space) because of staffing issues in light of the pandemic at the time…
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Puzzle Huddle, Gearing For The Holidays Episode 3! Oprah’s Favorite Things!
*A necessary skill set for aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages…
In Finland, classes in recognizing fake news, disinformation for young students
CBS.COM, Sunday Morning, October 2024
https://youtu.be/NNco4dayC1M?si=M6z72-ulihCDckl8ry
*Why being informed about new laws and customs
when visiting a foreign country, is so important…
Jailed for writing a negative online review
BBC.com
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd0ggyvd86o
*California County hands out
the first permit for a home-based micro restaurant
CBS.com. July 23, 2024
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/contra-costa-county-hands-out-its-first-permit-for-home-based-micro-restaurants/
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