Archive for August 2015
Brazilian exit signs are unnerving
These are not emergency exit signs. Just standard exit signs. And they make me anxious.
Read MoreWhen you’re transmitting information to an audience, be entertaining. Even if it’s simply a sign.
Filmmaker Kevin Smith argues that every time you are speaking to a group of people of any size, you have an obligation to be entertaining. I could not agree more. Whether it’s a staff meeting or professional development or a sales conference, you have a duty to engage and amuse your audience while transmitting the…
Read MoreThe plague of the mason jar: Let us pray that it has reached its peak.
I suspect (or perhaps just hope) that we’ve reached peak mason jar, because those goddamn things are everywhere. Mason jars are lovely pieces of glassware, and if you have some peaches or prunes in need of preservation, I would be the first to recommend them. But as for the drinking glasses, mason jars kind of…
Read MoreHow the brain got its name
Deep thought: Since human beings gave the brain its name, the brain therefore named itself. Right?
Read MoreWhen it comes to Brazil, I am basically an infant.
I’ve been in Brazil for three days, and in many ways, I can’t help but feel like an infant. I don’t speak a word of Portuguese, and the little bit of Spanish and French that I know does me absolutely no good. Wherever I go, I am under constant escort from one or more of the…
Read MoreBest worst best interview ever
This is the best worst interview ever. Good Morning Sacramento news anchors interview actress Cara Delevingne about her upcoming film Paper Towns. In the process, they refer to her as “Carla” instead of Cara, imply that she couldn’t be bothered to read the book that the movie is based upon, laugh at her more sincere answers,…
Read MoreDon’t don’t judge me.
This whole business about not judging people is nonsense. “I try not to judge” or “How dare you judge me!” are two of the most ridiculous statements that people say. We all judge. If we didn’t judge, we would embrace everyone exactly as the are and have an utterly random collection of friends, regardless of their personal values, interests, record of…
Read MoreA terrible break in routine
My wife took this photo yesterday morning. I love it so much. I’m in Brazil, which means that when Clara woke up, she couldn’t go downstairs and see her Daddy, who is either writing, sweeping, or getting breakfast ready for her every morning. Not wanting to wake anyone up but with no one to talk to,…
Read MoreWhale watch was both perfect and perfectly disgusting.
My wife and I took the kids on a whale watch last week. It was the first whale watch ever for me and the kids. We set sail out of Boston harbor and spent 90 minutes at sea before reaching the area off the tip of Cape Cod where we would find the whales. In that time, the ocean…
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