I probably talk myself out of writing at least one post a day. I guess I don’t think it is worth expanding on an idea that I could sum up in one sentence. So rather than discard those ideas I decided I will just save them and post a handful at a time. Here is [...]

Friends at work and I kind of started a Christmas tradition where we celebrate Taco Johnukkah. For the last 8 business days before Christmas we eat lunch at Taco Johns. The holiday starts tomorrow (wednesday), so feel free to join in the festivities at your place of employment. Be sure to check out www.tacojohnukkah.com for [...]

At church this morning a woman stood up and cried as she asked us to write letters to the members of our church in the military. It was a touching plea and if you have the opportunity I encourage you to do the same. It is a little hard to know what to say to [...]

Several things have crossed my path this week that have to do with the power of exponential numbers. The first was a great movie called Soylent Green which takes place in a future on an over-populated Earth. Here is a video clip of the opening credits: The second exponential example comes from the Colbert Report [...]

Do you ever ask yourself this simple question: Am I happy? I guess it isn’t that simple of a question becuase I sometimes struggle to answer it. For many people happiness is most directly tied to there jobs. When they struggle with happiness they might ask question like: “Do I like the people I work [...]

I went out to rent a movie the other day and as I got in line I heard a voice behind me. “What the F### is this S###? I turned around to see what this guys problem was. Apparently he thought he was in line and I had cut in front of him even though [...]

I never exactly know how to answer the question “what are you doing this weekend.” The answer I think people want to hear has something to do with beaches, concerts, bars, parties or some other escape from work. I am afraid of the strange looks I would get if I were to answer truthfully that [...]

I have been blogging for a while and have participated in my share of heated discussions. I have been on the attacking side and I have been on the defensive side. I rarely make a post without being willing to defend my words in the comments. And yet it always surprises me which of my [...]

If you are a Simpson’s fan and you haven’t heard about the Simpsonize Me website you might want to check it out. You upload a photo of yourself and it draws you as you would appear on the Simpsons. You can see my result to the right. I also created Betsy and Rian if you [...]

I watched “Falling Down” this weekend for the first time and it was great. Rent it if you haven’t seen it. Not unlike two of my other favorite movies, Fight Club and Office Space, the hero of “Falling Down” decides not to put up with the day-to-day stress that the rest of us constantly struggle [...]