This story is 16 years old, but I just learned about it tonight while trying to think of something to write for my blog. I was feeling good because I received an email that announced Dan Pink had released his newest Pinkcast this week. If it was anything like his previous videos, the odds were … Continue reading How To Buy a House With Just One Red Paperclip
Despite what the calendar says, today was Friday. At least it was at my college, Villanova University. Our course schedule has three options for class meetings: Monday-Wednesday-Friday for 50 minutes Tuesday-Thursday for 75 minutes, Monday-Wednesday for 75 minutes. In order to ensure that there are equal class contact hours among the varying class schedules, there … Continue reading Happy Friday! It’s Deeming Day!
Ritual Zero Proof recently sponsored a survey of 2,000 Americans over the age of 21 regarding family gatherings during the holidays. The results are "sobering": 60 percent dread going to such gatherings. 63 percent agree that there’s always one family member who takes things too far when it comes to “indulging” during the holidays. 58 … Continue reading Despite Survey Results, Families Still Gather During the Holidays
The other day I started a post by saying that I had been in the midst of writing a different blog post that mentioned cryptocurrency, and then I got distracted by looking at one of my old posts about Bitcoin, and I ended up writing a post about that. Well, now it's time to go … Continue reading I Guess These Cats Have Unlimited Lives
This week's column from Dan Ariely may offer the key to how to get more people to read your blog. Here's the question he received: The only way I can get my kids to eat fruits and vegetables is to reward them for it, usually with screen time. My sister allows my nieces to eat … Continue reading How to Trick Your Kids, and Maybe Readers of Your Blog
Major League Baseball (MLB) has just entered into a lockout as a result of the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement between the franchise owners and players’ union on Wednesday, December 1, at 11:59 p.m. ET. At the core of the dispute between management and the players is the economic system that drives the game. … Continue reading Gone Without a Trace
It's not the most inspirational item one could have on their bucket list, but it was on mine nonetheless. And earlier this week, I was able to mark it off as completed. So you may be curious what it was. parachute out of a plane? nope... meet Bruce Springsteen? nope... put an entire class of … Continue reading Scratch This One Off the Bucket List
I guess it was Beth's post from earlier today, cruciverbalist, that motivated me. I was at my Aunt's house for our usual Sunday morning of coffee and bagels, watching game shows, and reading the Philadelphia Inquirer. As part of the ritual, I also do the Sudoku puzzle and just glance at the crossword puzzles. The … Continue reading I Completed My First Newspaper Crossword Puzzle! (Not Correctly Though)
Philadelphia radio station PHYL (99.99) started its Memorial Day countdown of the top 500 rock songs on Thanksgiving Day. The move appears to be in response to a decision by its closest competitor, station WAQW (100.00), which began playing Christmas music on July 4. Bruce Turley, station manager at PHYL, had plans to begin broadcasting … Continue reading Local Radio Station Gets Early Jump on Memorial Day 500 Countdown
The New York Times Opinion editors have created a website that will help you find places in the United States that best suit what you are looking for in terms of potentially multiple criteria. Here is the link: Where Should You Live? The choices are grouped into four categories: Lifestyle (17 choices) Climate (6 choices) … Continue reading Where Should You Live?
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