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December is here, which means we’re giving the eight-count to 2017 as 2018 waits in the wings to make its appearance. It also means that all forms of media are engaging in year-end retrospectives of sorts—from the year in politics and celebrities who’ve left us, to top TV shows, films, and our favorite social media…

The fall and winter holidays are upon us—and all the shopping, get-togethers with friends and family, and upset to our normal routines can be enough to bump our stress levels into the stratosphere as we make our way through the season. Maintaining year-round healthy habits and avoiding the temptations of overindulgence can give your body…

Do the holidays have your office, your team, or even you distracted? Has your post-Thanksgiving “hangover” morphed into a full-blown malaise as you enter the stretch run for what remains of 2017? It’s easy, quite common, and completely understandable for you and/or your team to fall off the work bandwagon for a time around the…

Thanksgiving is a perfect time to step back and take a moment to say “thanks” to all the people in your life who make what you have, what you enjoy, what you love, and what you look forward to possible each and every day. Here are Barrel O’Monkeyz, like most Americans, we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving…

The “devil is in the details” is a centuries-old saying that refers to how something might seem simple at a first glance but ends up taking more time and effort to complete than first expected. Now, I may be going out on a limb here (what else would you expect from a monkey), but I have to…

For any business, big or small, sending out an invoice should be a delightful experience—the crowning culmination of all the hard work that generated a slew of billable hours resulting in said invoice, the glorious banana treat the end of a long day’s, week’s, or month’s labor. Sadly, invoicing—especially for smaller businesses, independent contractors, and…

Keeping with the theme of planning now that summer has “officially” turned to fall, I thought it would be interesting to take a peek at some aspects of building a website. It seems that (and I kid you not) as recently as 2015 more than half of all small businesses did NOT have websites! While…

It occurred to me the other night as I was walking some friends who were over for dinner out to their awaiting Uber ride that summer is winding down. There was a little nip to the air and a shortness to the day that wasn’t there just a few weeks ago. Of course, this being…

With just days to go in Mobile Edge’s CORE Gaming Backpack kickstarter (the campaign ends at 4:55 am EDT Friday, September 22, 2017), TIME IS RUNNING OUT to support this project and be among the first to get this award-winning backpack at an incredible discount off retail pricing. While Mobile Edge is “oh so close”…

Attention all you biking enthusiasts, the future of the bicycle industry is coming to Las Vegas next week. It’s time for the annual Interbike International Bicycle Exposition where the “bicycle industry gathers to celebrate, educate, and conduct the business of cycling.” As a biking enthusiast myself, with both a personal and professional interest for what’s…

You’ve built your brand story on hard work, offering great products and services that make an emotional connection to your target audience, and the ability to consistently meet or exceed your customer’s expectations. Mobile Edge CORE Gaming Backpack Name TWICE Award Winner! Mobile Edge’s new CORE Gaming Backpack has been named 2017 VIP Award Winner…

It’s five years from. Like “Monkeyz Van Winkle” (Rip’s better looking, simian forebear) you wake up from a long sleep. The world around you has changed. You’ve changed. Your business has changed. CORE GAMING BACKPACK KICKSTARTER The Ultimate Gift for Gamers, the ‘Core’ Gaming Backpack is a Great Gift for Travelers, Busy Professionals, and Students…