In modern times, there are thousands of things to do. Usually, we sit on our ever-expanding asses and surf the internet without a goal. If we used a modest amount of effort, we’d find a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips or activities to participate in. Pretty much, any choice you could make is a […]
I’m a very competitive person. I don’t think I’m at Michael Jordan levels of psychotic competitiveness, but I’m not that far off. Growing up, I remember playing solitaire, flipping over one card instead of three to raise my chances. I used to stack my roster in any sports video game so the opponents never had […]
It means slowly. I’m pretty sure everybody knows this now, but the title of the song means slowly. That should have been our first clue. As a society, we never were good at grabbing context clues. As Megan excitedly watched the Ice Dancing short program at the Olympics on Sunday Night, I figured I would […]
It’s bad enough we’re forced to work for 40 years of our lives. But we also have to sacrifice a good chunk of our week in the office, working on God knows what. Typically, the average American spends 40 hours a week in the office*. That’s 1/3rd of our weekday. If you’re actually sleeping eight […]
After a long day’s work, the last thing I want to do when I get home is more work. Personally, I’d much rather sit on the couch, turn on TV and shut my mind off until I’m forced to return to work again. I know this isn’t how life works, but it should be. Don’t […]
* Holidays are weird. There’s plenty of good holidays that bring families and friends together. I’m ok with those. However, there’s an entirely different class of holidays that fail to celebrate anything worthy at all. In fact, many of these holidays don’t even give us the day off. What’s the point of that? Let’s celebrate […]
*The following reflects my personal experience with temps in the workforce. It is not meant to stereotype temps…too much. Please be advises I am aware that not all temps are like this. The names involved in this and the companies who hired these employees have been changed to protect all involved, namely me. Many of […]
Readers, I have a confession to make. This isn’t your normal type of confessional. The statement you’re about to hear may shock you, especially those of you who have known me for a long time. I apologize for bringing such information to your attention, but it’s essential for this post. All I ask is that […]
Technology has really come a long way in the past 15 years. I remember in high school, just how different “new age” tech was. My cell phone was roughly the size of a brick and was allowed to make nearly 50 minutes worth of calls in a month (it didn’t even have free texting. I […]
Today, I’m going to try something different. I was challenged by a co-worker to try a live blog my thoughts on the Super Bowl. This seemed like a great idea, since I wouldn’t have to write very many paragraphs. I thought I’d breeze through this, writing five sentences an hour. This certainly didn’t happen. Instead, […]
