What’s Going on in the World Around Us“Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am, like, sitting in the café, you know, next to two girls, who use “Like” and “You Know” every other word. They are, like, surprised, you know, that they are unable to, like, get the job that they want…you know. And, like, I just don’t understand it. You know. It’s like employers don’t understand brevity.
I recently had a Skype chat with my friend Lynne about sex and the 3 categories of women. Lynne is French, resides in London, and she runs a Sex in the City type of blog about being single in the city of London. She mentioned to me that she had not had sex in awhile. She speculated that, at this point in …
Michael Lewis, author of the acclaimed books “Liar’s Poker” and “Moneyball”, delivered the baccalaureate speech at Princeton on June 3rd, 2012 and put forth some interesting theories regarding the role of luck in successful people. These words have caused quite a stir, most notably among successful people who refuse to acknowledge that luck played quite a role in their successes.
Are you addicted to Facebook? Ooops, forgive me, what addict knows of their addiction? Well, as expressed in the 12 steps of addiction recovery, the first step is admitting your problem. Facebook addicts have modified the traditional AA twelve steps recovery program by substituting the word “Alcohol” with “Facebook” as you see in this modified Facebook addiction declaration example below:
If you have ever heard people talking about something called “Molly”, you certainly may wonder “what is Molly?” I have just returned from the Electric Forest Music Festival where the question was not “what is Molly?” but rather “do you know where I can get some Molly?” Why would people be asking this at a music festival, you ask. Well, …
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There are many different ways to wake up. You can’t control them; they just are. I liked the way I woke today. Normally, I wouldn’t have liked it because I woke up too early. When you wake up too early, it often means that you did not get enough sleep. Who wants to start a new day without enough sleep …
I saw an average looking woman driving a Porsche the other day. The Porsche was incredible, but the woman driving it remained average. If the situation was reversed, and I were a woman looking at a man driving a Porsche, the car would remain incredible, but the man driving it might also become better looking. Why is this? Is the …
I am going to give you a simple explanation of Spanish Pronouns and when to use “La” vs “Le” vs “Lo” vs “Se”. In fact, it might be too simple so I will also give you resources that make it more complicated. Spanish Pronouns: What Did She Just Say? One of the most difficult things when learning Spanish is understanding …
Are you feeling lucky? There’s a lottery going on right now and you could run out and buy a ticket. Do you know that today, there are hundreds of people who are going to visit google or other search engines and type in the following: “What are the most lucky mega numbers played?” You might be one of them. But …
A former “teacher of the year”, Erica DePalo, has been accused of having sex with one of her students. DePalo, who won the New Jersey Teacher of the Year Award, is now faced with charges of first-degree aggravated assault. But, is this assault? To any mothers out there, this story certainly is offensive. “Someone has violated my little boy,” would …
Are younger women or older women better in bed? Take this one question quiz and then put your reasons in the comments section below. Everyone is interested in your opinion. Guys, who would you rather be with…a younger woman or an older woman? Ladies, are you better now at 30 than you were at 18? Comment below. All of your information …
I came across a question today that many people ask: “Why were black people called negros?” I am going to research the history of this term, but my guess is that the term comes from the Spanish word for black, which is negro. It turns out that the term negro actually originated with the Portuguese (whose language is very similar …
Should the word “The” be capitalized in a title? I recently received this email from a visitor: “My company has asked me to write several articles and many contain the word ‘the’ in the title. I haven’t studied grammar in years and I can’t remember whether the word The should be capitalized in the title or not. Help!” Thanks, Barb …
On a recent visit to San Francisco, I learned that a large number of guys do Match.com to get dates. These are not guys you would consider pathetic or lame but guys who could get dates in the real world. However, they get even more dates on Match.com and the rewards are rather…instantaneous.