I wrote a post a couple of days ago about how I received a Rubik's Cube for Christmas, and how I quickly realized I had completely lost any memory I had of how to solve it. So I decided to spend the next few days trying to memorize the steps once more. So, on the … Continue reading Rubik’s Cube vs. WordPress
The Wall Street Journal recently did some investigative reporting on "Amazon's Choice" products, and the results are at first glance concerning. Many people, myself included, use Amazon's Choice as a stamp of approval from Amazon. Such a designation comes in handy when one is trying to decide between tens, if not hundreds, of options when … Continue reading Is It Buyer Beware, or Reader Beware?
One of the presents Santa gave me this year (after a couple of not so subtle hints) was a Rubik's Cube. I used to have a Rubik's Cube a few years ago and had spent a full week memorizing how to solve it. After thousands of attempts, I finally got to the point where I … Continue reading My Muscle Memory Has Faded Away
We were looking for a Christmas movie to watch, so I looked into Rotten Tomatoes list of the 55 Best Christmas movies of all time. One movie that caught my eye was Trading Places. First, I never considered it a Christmas movie, but I guess that like Die Hard, since it is set during Christmas, … Continue reading Hollywood Movie Leads to New Financial Regulation
I don't know if I have to say anything else, after all, a picture is worth a thousand words. The image shows two young kids (at least I think they are kids) playing with Fisher Price's newest toy, a charcuterie set. To be honest, I had to look up what charcuterie meant (the art of … Continue reading You Wouldn’t Have Found This Fisher-Price Toy Under Our Tree
I was waiting for the Monday closest to Christmas to put this post together, which consists mostly of combining a couple of my previous posts about my favorite Christmas songs, with some updates. I also came across a short post about the worst Christmas song ever, and decided to include that here as well. So … Continue reading Music Monday: Some of My Favorite Christmas Songs (and THE Worst)
I'm not sure if it's an issue that really bothers a lot of guys, or if Dan Ariely is just recycling some of his old letters from readers and his responses. But this is twice in the past few years that Dan has received and responded to the pressure that many men feel when using … Continue reading I Wouldn’t Want to Be These Research Assistants
For those of you who may have wondered who goes to the gym on a Saturday night, the picture above gives you your answer. My son and I. But maybe you're thinking, "Well, of course, no one is doing cardio on a Saturday night, everybody is in the back pumping iron." Here's my answer to … Continue reading Another Saturday Night…
Pied-à-Terre: a small apartment, house, or room kept for occasional use; from the French, literally, "foot to earth". In New York City real estate, a pied-à-terre is an apartment to be used on weekends or short periods as a vacation home or a “non-primary residence.” Such a place provides access to the city on weekends … Continue reading You Call This a Pied-à-Terre?
I'd heard about and read about Tik Tok, but it wasn't until this past week that I actually went to the site to check out what it was all about. I know I'm late to the game, but I figured if I'm going to be teaching college students (according to Global Web Index, 41% of … Continue reading Hickory Dickory Dock, I Just Discovered Tik Tok
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