First, let me explain the link between all the cars in the photo above and the title of the post. This past weekend was move in day at Villanova for all non-freshmen (the freshmen came a few days earlier for orientation). I enjoy taking in all of the activity and excitement that surrounds move-in day, … Continue reading The World’s Best and Happiest Countries – How Did the Good Old USA Rank?
My wife, youngest son, and I spent a wonderful weekend in Amsterdam this past winter as part of our three-month stay in Europe. I wrote about the experience, which was one of the highlights of our time in Europe. One of the things I I liked about Amsterdam, and the Netherlands in general, was its … Continue reading The Dutch Seem to Do Things the Right Way
A few weeks ago I wrote about what appeared to be a major milestone - my blog had reached 100,000 views. While I was excited by that number, deep down I knew that the number didn't really measure impact or engagement. And on those metrics, my blog has not fared very well. After three and … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes…
I finally got around to reading Catch-22, a book that is on many lists of the best American novels of all-time. I thought the book was just OK; I often found it hard to keep up with when various events were taking place, as it seemed to go back and forth in time. I did … Continue reading Is My Vocabulary Really This Bad?
In a classic Seinfeld episode, Elaine is fired from her job for having tested positive for opiod use. The culprit, as it turned out, was a poppy seed bagel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFqOSa7u0dA Now some people have claimed that such an outcome is a myth, that it is not possible to test positive just from eating a poppy … Continue reading Life Imitates Art: Poppy Seed Bagel Leads to Unfortunate Positive Drug Test
It started about 8:30 this morning, EST: Started on the practice green, now we here. Happy Thursday. pic.twitter.com/k6YrBJU3FH — Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) August 9, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js And it kept me busy for the next five and a half hours. Prime working hours for most people in the U.S. I'm talking about Tiger Tracker, an individual … Continue reading So This Is What Guys Do When They Are at “Work”
We've all heard of IQ, and many of us have heard of EQ, but what about CQ? CQ is a measure of one's cultural intelligence. But it is more than having basic intelligence, social skills and respect for other cultures. CQ was developed by the research done by Soon Ang, Linn Van Dyne, and David Livermore as … Continue reading What’s Your CQ?
and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Many of you may recognize these as the words from Robert Frost's famous poem (and perhaps America's most popular poem), "The Road Not Taken". The poem was first published in The Atlantic in 1915. Here is the full text: … Continue reading Two Roads Diverged in a Wood
Would you be angry? jealous? quit? ask for a raise? motivated to work harder? Just kidding about that last one... Actually, research has found that it is the last option. A new study shows, among other things, that employees tend to underestimate their bosses’ compensation, but that they work harder when they find out that their bosses … Continue reading Quick! How Would You React If You Found Out Your Boss Was Making A Lot More Than You Expected?
And you don't even have to stay the whole time; just 20 minutes of live music will do the trick. The study was conducted by O2, a British concert venue and promoter, and Goldsmith’s University (London) Associate Lecturer Patrick Fagan, who specializes in behavioral science. The researchers found that those who attend gigs once a fortnight … Continue reading A Concert Every Two Weeks Adds Nine Years to Your Life (and Makes You Happier)
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