The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article this week about how many of us are suffering from alert overload. It could be a calendar alert, a news alert, an email alert, a text alert, etc. And if there are sounds set to go with those alerts, your phone, laptop, tablet, desktop, or watch will … Continue reading Snap, Crackle, Pop! Is That My Phone, My Laptop, or My Watch?
It only took 371 days. On November 10, 2020, I broke both of my wrists while exercising. Of course, I had to write about it - I'll do anything to keep my streak going. 🙂 While the thought of doing a push-up was the furthest thing from my mind, I also told myself I would … Continue reading A One Push-Up Wonder
At first, I wasn't sure if it was a real song. I discovered it while reading Stephen King's "Hearts in Atlantis", which was recommended to me by Jeff Cann, a fellow blogger. You can find Jeff's wonderful posts at "The Other Stuff". The book was an enjoyable read, set back in the days of the … Continue reading Music Monday: “96 Tears” by ? and the Mysterians
There has been a lot written about the Metaverse in the past few weeks. It was a bit confusing, and I thought one way for me to learn about it would be to write about it. So this post is more for my own benefit, but if anyone wants to read and watch along with … Continue reading A Brief Look at the Metaverse
You're still reading this post after such a captivating headline? OK, you must really want to learn a thing or two about the DJIA. Here we go: the index was first calculated on May 26, 1896, and included just 12 firms, all manufacturing/industrial in nature, thus the name here are the original 12 firms: American … Continue reading “Fun” Facts about the Dow Jones Industrial Average
I was scrolling through my email the other day, and in one of my daily emails from The Onion, I came across this headline: Study: Average U.S. Third-Grader Reading At Level Of Crow - Who could pass up clicking on that? Here's a bit of what the story went on to say about this sad … Continue reading Accounting Professor Contemplates Career Change
In honor of NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), a challenge that calls for writers to write 50,000 words of a novel during the month of November. Study Finds released the results of a study that offered some insights into the minds of writers and potential writers, based on the responses of 2,000 people in the … Continue reading Apparently, Most People Really Do Think They’re Hot Stuff
The Labor Department said the consumer-price index—which measures what consumers pay for goods and services—increased in October by 6.2% from a year ago. That was the fastest 12-month pace since 1990 and the fifth straight month of inflation above 5%. Price increases were broad-based, with higher costs for new and used autos, gasoline and other … Continue reading Good News! There Will Be No Price Increase at Borden’s Blather
It's 10:10 pm. This means I have about 50 minutes to finish writing this post, find an image to go with it, and hit the publish button. Why, you may ask? A new research study reveals that going to bed between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. local time lowers the risk of developing heart disease … Continue reading I Need to Get This Post Written and Published ASAP
Music can bring out many emotions, but I think my favorite kind of music is the type that just makes me feel good. And that's what the song in the week's post did for me. Dolly Would, a song written and performed by The Nashville-based husband-and-wife country duo of Katelyn and Derek Drye, pays tribute … Continue reading Music Monday: Rising Country Duo, the Dries, Performs “Dolly Would”
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