Motivation strategies for employers, teachers and even parents.
Thought: What if I gave my students one day each week to work on any project they wanted? What would happen? Daniel Pink seems to suggest that I should expect…
Death by headphones
Every time I get angry at my cat for waking me up in the morning or sending my to work with a hole chewed out of the crotch of my…
If you’re embarrassed to admit to buying your clothing at Marshall’s, then you’re an embarrassment to all of humanity.
I had dinner with friends a couple nights ago. For a time, conversation centered upon clothing (as it always seems to do), and a woman who I had met just…
The evils of swashbuckling action and very bad weather.
Have you noticed that in addition to a simple rating, the Motion Picture Association of America adds a reason behind the rating to each and every movie that appears on…
The wondrous vulva
This product should not be referred to as a puppet. Puppets speak. They sing. They romp and play. They make children laugh. I don't want to know what these puppets are…
Goonies never say die
It’s the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Goonies this week. I loved the film, as all children of the 1980s should, but I always had one big problem with it. At…
No credit deserved
In graduate school, I learned about the way in which researchers use the Likert scale in order to determine personal preference. If you’re not aware, the Likert scale is the one…
Ultimate business conversion
CHICKEN SHACK features a funeral home turned fried chicken restaurant and was inspired by the conversion of Blackstone Potato Chips to a funeral home in the town in which I…
I’m a present-tense hedonist.
A week ago I posted a fascinating ten-minute video on how time perspective differs within people. To further the discussion, Jason Kottke summarized the six different time zones in which…
First instincts usually correct
When I first saw this guy on his bike in the McDonald’s drive-thru, I thought, “Look at this guy riding his bike through the drive-thru. What a dork.” But as…
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