A common social engineering trick can make you a victim of fraud When someone tells you that you look familiar, how do you respond? Because we want to be friendly and helpful, most of us will volunteer personal information as we try to figure out the connection. Doing that may put us at risk of [...]
Not long ago, I published a post about why you should check a website’s About page before you trust the information on the site. The post was inspired by information in Tim Carter’s Ask the Builder newsletter. You can read it here. Another one of my favorite newsletters is from Joe Cannon. He writes about [...]
I just read another blog by someone who said she was embarrassed to tell people she was a writer because she hadn’t published a book. That’s absolute nonsense. Plenty of outstanding writers never write books. I had been writing professionally for about five years when I got my first book contract—and I wasn’t looking for [...]
How often do you check the About page of websites you visit? Perhaps the most common reason people visit websites is for advice and information. But how do you know if the advice is good and the information is accurate? One way is to read the About page. I check the About page on most [...]
God the Creator, We need You. Earthquakes. Shootings. Strange objects in the sky. Train derailments. Fires at food processing plants. Bigotry and hatred. The list of things that could frighten us is endless. But You have told us, again and again, that we are not to be afraid. You didn’t promise it would be easy. [...]
The world is a crazy place these days. So much evil, so much strife, so many natural disasters. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 39 percent of adults in the United States believe we are living in the end times as prophesied in the Bible. Among Christians, 47 percent believe it. But are we? [...]
Use Pretty Links to create and manage all your links in one central place. I love it when someone gives me a concise, easy-to-type link for something I want. And I love it when I’m able to do that for people who might be interested in my books or other offerings. For example, want to [...]
He was refusing to pay what he owed; I wasn’t going to let him get away with it. I’ve dealt with a lot of lawyers over the years. Many have been my clients (they know the value of a good ghostwriter). Many more have been my sources for magazine articles and books. Some are friends. [...]
What’s the leading cause of death among black men in the United States? If you support Black Lives Matter, do you think it’s important to know the answer to that question and be supporting efforts to address the problem? On a recent episode of The Crossman Conversation, Mark Salmon, president of Appliance Direct in Orlando, [...]
It doesn’t matter what the cause is, I say no. I believe in serving others. I believe in giving and sharing my time, talent, and treasures. But when I’m checking out at a retail store and the cashier asks if I want to make a donation to something, I say no. Every time. Sometimes [...]
