Inexplicable engineering stupidity
Could someone please explain to me how the banking industry manages to flawlessly dispense millions of dollars in cash each day from the thousands of ATM machines around the country,…
The language of pole vaulting
I was a pole vaulter in high school, and a pretty good on until a car accident ended my chances at a senior season. There were three pole vaulters on…
Let’s start applauding all church organists
Note: This post has been revised upon the suggestion of a reader. Additions to the original post are made in red. Church organists, in some many, many places, seem to have…
Hearts in Atlantis: A fine name for an entirely different film
Have you seen the movie Hearts in Atlantis starring Anthony Hopkins? It’s a movie about a man with a mysterious power who is being hunted by “low men.” It’s an…
It was also pretty awesome. I won’t lie.
I didn’t join my buddy at Foxboro Stadium yesterday, and therefore I missed a great football game, won by my beloved Patriots. Since it was Halloween, I sold my season…
It’s a six hour holiday. NOT A SEASON.
Yesterday I worked at a Halloween-themed wedding. Masks were worn by the bride and groom and many of their guests, centerpieces consisted of ceramic jack-o-lanterns filled with candy, and guests…
Brick House and breasts
I hate the song Brick House by The Commodores. But as a wedding DJ, I am forced to listen to the song more often than I want. I think the…
The original Nordstrom’s employee manual contains the only rule that any organization needs to function effectively.
Nordstrom’s first employee manual was a work of genius. It reads: Obviously this rule would not work well with the bounty of micro-managers who dominate our business and professional cultures…
Am I Ned, too?
I was just reminded of a student who fell and hit his head on the pavement several years ago while at recess. The blow had been so traumatic that for…
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