New discoveries about how the brain works always seem to be fascinating, and the one I just read about today is no exception. Witzelsucht (from the German witzeln, meaning to joke or wisecrack, and sucht, meaning addiction or yearning) is a set of rare neurological symptoms characterized by a tendency to make puns, or tell … Continue reading This Condition Is Not That Punny; Well, Actually It Is →

I like to think of myself as a fairly calm, easygoing sort of guy. There's not many things that bother me. Except... Except when I get into a phone conversation with someone who doesn't see things my way (and by my way I mean the right way...) I've had two such instances this week. The … Continue reading Why Is That Some Phone Calls Bring Out My Dark Side? →

We just got back from the Sound of Music play in Philadelphia, and I was fairly confident before we got there that the show was going to be amazing. And somehow, the performance exceeded my expectations. The lead part of Maria was played by Kerstin Anderson, who is only in her junior year of college. … Continue reading How Great Is the Sound of Music? →

Nielsen, the rating company, has created a fascinating tool known as PRIZM® . PRIZM is the industry-leading lifestyle segmentation system that yields rich and comprehensive consumer insights to help you reveal your customer's preferences. PRIZM combines demographic, consumer behavior, and geographic data to help marketers identify, understand and reach their customers and prospects. PRIZM defines … Continue reading Want to Know Your Neighbors’ Purchasing Habits? →

A recent British Airways survey of 2,000 U.S. baby boomers (aged 55 and over) asked them what some of their biggest regrets in life were. Among the findings were the following: 17 percent of male baby boomers said working too much is one of their biggest regrets whereas just 8 percent of women said this … Continue reading No Ragrets →

It was a deadly night in Philadelphia this past Tuesday, with five people killed in five separate shootings. In the 2400 block of North Hollywood Street, a 31-year-old male was shot once in the chest around 8:30 p.m. and pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital 20 minutes later. A 21-year-old man died of a gunshot … Continue reading Terrible Tuesday →

Just like Corky the dog being overwhelmed by the combination of a cat, a mailman, and squirrels, I thought my head was going to explode while watching last night's Late Show with Stephen Colbert. One of his guests was Anna Kendrick, my favorite actress and someone I've mentioned a few times in previous posts (here, … Continue reading This Was Almost More Than I Could Handle →

Peeple is an app that allows users to recommend and be recommended by the people you interact with in your daily lives in the following three ways you can know someone: personal, professional, and dating. According to its web site, Peeple is a concept that has never been done before in a digital space. Peeple … Continue reading Peeple and CATS →

My wife, son, and I went to see the Villanova Student Musical Theater (VSMT) group's production of Cabaret tonight, and it was outstanding. Let me offer my congratulations and thanks to all the cast members and crew for all the time and talent you devoted to such a project. My guess is that it was a … Continue reading Life Is a Cabaret →