Posts Tagged ‘time’
The two birthday gifts you should be asking for above all others
My birthday is approaching. My wife often asks me for possible gift ideas, as I can be a difficult person when it comes to presents. I am much more interested in eliminating things from my life than adding to it. The accumulation of stuff does not interest me. In fact, if someone would just agree…
Read MoreThe consistently late are the scum of the Earth. Here’s a simple strategy to avoid being late in the future.
I’m a timely person. I’m timely because I think it’s rude to be late. Even worse, I think it’s despicable for a person to be consistently late. The consistently late are a selfish pack of uncivilized heathens who should be pay higher taxes and be forbidden from ever celebrating Thanksgiving. Consistently late is also a…
Read More50 Healthiest Foods of All Time: A large percentage are a mystery to me.
TIME lists the “50 Healthiest Foods of All Time.” I have never eaten 14 of them. I don’t actually know what nine of them are, but then again, do you know what kamut or farro or kefir are? The bad news is that I don’t like 31 of the foods on the list (presuming…
Read MoreHow much would you pay for one more hour in your day. Hint: There is a correct answer, and most Americans got it wrong.
A new survey says that more than half (58%) of Americans are willing to pay cash in exchange for one more hour in their day, and that the average amount that these people are willing to pay for that extra hour is $2,725. From the TIME piece: The fact that people are willing to shell…
Read MoreMy first date advice: Tell stories.
TIME’s Eric Barker reported on what science says are most appropriate and beneficial topics of discussion on a first date. My first date with my wife wasn’t a declared date. It was dinner at Chili’s before we attended a talent show at the school where we both worked. It would be months before we would…
Read MoreGolf is in a decline because people are stupid.
TIME reports that golf is experiencing in a precipitous decline in our country. Golf equipment sales have been tanking. The number of golf courses closing annually will dwarf the number of new courses opening for years to come. Apparently people aren’t playing the game like they once did, which is a damn shame. TIME offers…
Read MoreMy most useless super power
In addition to my fairly useful super powers is one that is no less extraordinary but useless. Whenever I wake up in the middle of the night, for whatever reason, I can accurately state the time within fifteen minutes of the actual time, and oftentimes much more accurately than that. Every time, without exception. How…
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