A few weeks back, we celebrated the glory of film by watching an overlong telecast of the Oscars where celebrities wore mega-priced gowns and suits while reading off scripted jokes or “moving” lines. It was a rather “ho-him” event in my opinion. To each his or her […]
There have been several times, ok many times, in the workplace, when I have cautioned individuals with the known saying “be careful what you wish for.” How many times have people wished for a particular project, promotion or pat on the back to only come to […]
Apparently, I do not suffer fools very well, if at all. I make faces in meetings when people say incredibly false statements that they expect everyone to outright believe. I show my incredulousness by wrinkling my nose at some people’s stupidity. Just this past week, I had […]
Have you ever tried to look at yourself in the mirror and speak the truth? Tell the mirror your insecurities? Tell the mirror your fears? Tell the mirror how you wish you could be? I’m not talking about a Snow White interaction with the mirror. I’m […]
There was once a time when men and women worked hard day in and day out for 20 years at the same place. Upon retirement they received a gold watch. Or so it may have been. And perhaps it still is for a select few. I […]
I’ve got a rant today. It is not a major rant. I just had to get a couple of things off my shoulder. It is Friday, afterall, and we are working for the weekend. Need to ventilate. Here is my rant. No one uses the word “couple” […]
Clumsiness: walking into walls and falling over chairs I will come right out and say it. I am one of the clumsiest people around. And I am not exaggerating. In popular culture, such an honor may belong to the actress Jennifer Lawrence. She has fallen more times in […]
Steve Jobs, was by many accounts and recent documentaries, not a very nice person. He was a genius and everyone respected that aspect of his being. But he was inconsiderate, he clamped down on charitable giving, and he was intensely intense. He was the personification of […]
When Steve Harvey messed up the Miss Universe announcement, he came onto stage and admitted his mistake.Back in December, Harvey mistakenly announced that Miss Colombia had been crowned Miss Universe, though the actual winner was Miss Philippines. On late night television and Twitter he was made fun of […]
This past month, a rapper that I had never heard of before by the name of B.O.B (not to be mistaken for Bob) declared that the earth is flat and that celebrities are being cloned. I think (although it is a bit convoluted) that he believes that […]