Why do people and/or businesses announce things on April Fool’s Day? It has to be the worst day of the year for announcments. We want to believe something, but then we remember it’s April 1st and can’t help but think, “Is this a joke?” Seriously, couldn’t an announcement of some sort wait until the next [...]
After chewing a piece of gum, do you spit it out or swallow it?
I swallow (my gum). Several people have commented to me in the past that they think it’s gross. I don’t understand. I don’t chew up a piece of licorice and then spit it in the garbage. Or toast, or pickles, or anything [...]
You’re out shopping for a few things and notice that the cashier didn’t charge you for something. Do you bring it up and ask him/her to charge you for it or do you go on with your business and take the item, free of charge? After all, stores don’t come running after us when they [...]
I’m a spiritual person who lacks a vocabulary for it.
Lance Armstrong – Every Second Counts (p. 96)
Brilliant! I’ve always looked for the right words to express my beliefs and now I have them.
Ever played poker in a casino? Do you tip the dealer after a winning hand? Do you do it every time?
For some reason poker etiquette expects you to. I don’t play in a casino very often, but when I do, I’m there to have fun and to make money. As if it’s not hard enough [...]
I know I haven’t been posting much lately, but I haven’t felt the creativity or had any big inspirations. I’ve been busy cleaning the house, biking, hanging out with friends, golfing, and of course working. Today I had my oil changed and found out that I need new front tires. This weekend I’m heading up [...]
I am easily satisfied with the very best.
Winston Churchill
Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.
Thomas Edison
I never made a film which fully satisfied me.
Roman Polanski
Is being satisfied a good thing or a bad thing?
My buddy Case just said, “have a safe flight” on IM. I know we are just being polite and thoughtful when we say it, kind of like, “drive safe.” But…on an airplane do we really have any control over how safely we arrive at our destination? Just a thought…
The title of a post can be very important. A good title may catch a visitor’s eye and spark their interest to read the post. That reader may like what they read and become a regular visitor. A title relating to the post will rank highly with search engines because the post title is used [...]
Why do people put their email address in an email signature? It doesn’t make any sense, but I keep seeing it over and over again!
I don’t know…maybe I’m just a computer dork and don’t understand. Anytime I receive an email message there is a section right at the top that tells who the sender is. [...]
I don’t know anyone that wouldn’t like to have more money. Money, of course, isn’t the solution to life’s problems, but it sure does make living easier. It’s the reason people buy lottery tickets; for that chance at millions of dollars. Not even needs the money of course, but I’m talking about the average person, [...]
Over the years I’ve seen far too many presidential campaign commercials where the goal is to discredit the other candidate in the race. Maybe I just don’t get it. I would think that the main goal of a campaign should be to inform people about your own stances, thoughts, and goals.
In a job interview the [...]
I had a random thought today…
Dialing 9-1-1 is supposed to be for emergencies, but what exactly is an emergency? When I thought about this, I was walking out to my car after playing basketball and thought, “what if my car window was smashed?” Is that an emergency? I need to call the police to file [...]
Today I received an email forward from a friend with a bunch of Andy Rooney quotes. I’ve received similar messages a few times before and each time I read them I like Rooney more and more.
Here are a few of the items from the email:
I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it [...]
If you could invite any 3 people (living or dead) to dinner, who would they be?
The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or a goal.
I'm a golfing geek hiding out in Saginaw, MI and working as a Happiness Engineer for Automattic.
