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Too often, working weekends, living out of a suitcase, and bringing the BlackBerry to dinner are the price one pays for being an entrepreneur. But try explaining that to a 6-year-old. "The other day my daughter, Luna, asked why I was sending an e-mail," says Shep Sepaniak, managing partner of Fritz-McDonald, a New York employee benefit brokerage with six employees and $20 million in gross revenue. It was early in the morning, and Sepaniak was working in his home office. When Sepaniak tried to explain that the e-mail was to an important client, Luna replied, "Didn't you do that yesterday?"

The heads of the top U.S. companies might be engaged in the boardroom, but they're switched off when it comes to social media, according to a new study that said CEOs should be more connected to their customers.

Out of work? That doesn’t mean you’re also out of opportunities. Any single one of the ten methods below will help you stay marketable.

A Florida city is cleaning up with a new dress code that requires city workers to wear underwear and use deodorant.

When two people fall in love, they only see sunshine and rainbows when they look into each other's eyes. If you asked, "What's the worst trait of your boyfriend or girlfriend?" they would answer, "Absolutely, positively nothing!"

Frederick man who killed his wife, three children last week owed more than $450,000, police say.

A man who killed his wife, their three young children and himself in their northwest Maryland home had a hard time adjusting to his new manager's job for a railroad and it was causing him stress, according a blog entry his wife posted last month.

Dear Amy: I have a friend of more than 20 years who sends me probably 20-25 e-mails a week with jokes, videos, etc.

Imagine how your legs feel when you stand up after a long road trip. Your knees pop and your muscles burn.

Some people enjoy flirtation and sexual innuendos in the workplace, and others find it rude, but either way it seems to drag down everyone's morale.