Mel Brooks on dealing with feedback from your superiors
Advice from Mel Brooks: "I’d learned one very simple trick: Say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.”…
Resolution update: June 2022
Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable. The following are the result from…
Fake it
A Latin proverb that I'm especially fond of is this: "Fortune favors the bold." It's sometimes translated into "Fortune favors the brave" or "Fortune favors the strong" but these are…
Can you pinch more than an inch
Back in 1984, Special K launched a new advertising campaigning asking consumers, "Can you pinch more than an inch?" It suggested that if you could pinch more than an inch…
Forced births are now a standard in America
In at least a dozen states in America, a 13 year old girl can now be brutally beaten and raped by her own father then forced to give birth to…
Dad jokes
I don't like the phrase "dad joke." The phrase "dad joke" has been around since 1987 but gained in popularity in 2008 when it was used repeatedly on a popular…
Rowling kind of nailed it
As Harry Potter walks to what he believes will be his death in the final book of the Harry Potter series, he thinks long and hard about life and death.…
Hand a pride flag to the creepy man
Students at Seattle Pacific University handed rainbow pride flags to their college president and bigoted evildoer Pete Menjares during their commencement ceremony last week instead of shaking his hand in…
Rich vs. wealthy
In the debate of time versus money, simply ask yourself this: Would you rather be 91 year-old Warren Buffett, whose net worth exceeds $124 billion, or yourself? I suspect that…
An unexpected night with the Sea Unicorns
When Charlie's Cub Scout troop announced an evening at the Norwich Sea Unicorn's game at Dodd Stadium, I was not excited. I hoped that Charlie had not heard the announcement…
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