Jill Sigal

Earlier this year everyone was talking about the “tickling” episode in Congress.  From Capitol Hill to the water coolers on Main Street, “tickling” was the topic.  Now, people are wondering what really caused the ouster of Hewlett Packard’s CEO. (more)

In two previous pieces I wrote about Internet identity theft and harassment.  Tens of thousands of people in our country every year are victims of Internet identity theft and harassment.  We hear all too often of the young boy or girl who was being harassed on the Internet or bullied at school and then takes his or her own life.  Harassment is a very serious crime with, at times, deadly consequences. (more)

The First Amendment gives the people the right to exercise freedom of speech, to assemble peaceably, to petition their government for redress of grievances, and to practice one’s religion.  These are rights that should be cherished.  These are rights that should be protected.  These are rights that make our democratic form of government so amazing. (more)

Ms. Andrews is a sportscaster on ESPN.  While I love sports and have always wanted to be a sportscaster, I am not.  Ms. Andrews was on Dancing with the Stars.  I can barely dance.  Ms. Andrews is a blonde.  I am a brunette.  So, do we have anything in common?  Unfortunately, yes. (more)

The spectacle surrounding LeBron James’ “Decision” exemplifies that professional sports are no longer the innocent pastime of millions of American’s rooting for their hometown team and cheering on the likes of John Havlicek, Ted Williams and Joe Namath.  Professional sports are a business, pure and simple.  Yes, there are still professional athletes out there like Derek Jeter and Joe Torre who love the game and play and manage with the same excitement they had playing on the sandlot years ago.  But for most of the young, talented athletes, it is about how much money they can make and can they be part of a championship team.  The innocence is lost. (more)

Facebook, MySpace, Linkedin, Biznet…the list of social and business networking sites go on and on and on.  It is hard to imagine how we made it through the day just a few years back without all of these sites to write about our daily comings and goings.  How could we have gotten along without knowing that Facebook Friend X just drove across the country with her three cats and two dogs, ate in five diners and had a flat tire in South Dakota?  Or that Facebook Friend Y’s little three-year old daughter Cody just threw up on the living room couch while her two-year old brother Jackson pooped on the floor?  Life would not be the same without knowing that these events occurred. (more)

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My experience with trying to get a home mortgage is limited to the one I had this week. Based on this experience I can understand why so many people hate banks. (more)

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