like-you-know

Like, You Know

like you knowI 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.

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Richard CummingsLike, You Know
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Put Your Face on a Dancing Body

put-face-on-dancing-bodyI was recently adding some how to videos to the home page of my site when I came across a web page that allows you to Put Your Face on a Dancing Body. This site is called JibJab and they not only allow you to put your face on a dancing body but you can also put your face on another body.

You know those moments that you intend to be productive and then get completely sidetracked by some new Internet thing. You will get definitely get sidetracked with jibjab. It is so much fun.

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Richard CummingsPut Your Face on a Dancing Body
useless-information-search

The Usefulness of Useless Information

useless-information-searchI was searching for information today and discovered that people prefer useless information to useful information.

Huh?

Yes, that’s right.  There are more searches on the Internet everyday for the term “useless information” than for the term “useful information“.  Don’t believe me?  Check out this chart.

useless-information

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Richard CummingsThe Usefulness of Useless Information
all news is bad

Time to Stop Watching the News

all news is badIs all the news bad and is it simply time to stop watching bad news?

Let’s have a look at my recent viewing of news. I was not seeking bad news. In fact, I prefer good news. But here’s what I got.

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Richard CummingsTime to Stop Watching the News
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Waking Up

waking-up-morning-coffeeThere 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 the night before?

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Richard CummingsWaking Up
feeling-lucky

Are You Feeling Lucky?

feeling-luckyAre 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 you might not want to win the lottery today.  This sounds silly I know (who would not delight in winning $3,000,000 today?).  But experts say that “excessive wealth, particularly for people unaccustomed to it, such as lottery winners, can actually cause unhappiness.”  In fact, over 1/3 of lottery winners end up declaring bankruptcy.

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Richard CummingsAre You Feeling Lucky?
god-golf

God and Golf: Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned

god-golfYesterday, I did not go to church because I was watching the PGA Golf tournament.  One of the ten commandments says: 

I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me!

Was I putting golf before God?  Was golf my strange God? 

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Richard CummingsGod and Golf: Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned
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Hermosa Beach Party, 4th of July

HermosaBeachJuly4thPartyWhen it comes to July 4th celebrations, the place to be is Hermosa Beach, California.

My friends and I celebrated our independence last year on The Strand in Hermosa Beach.   The Strand is the sidewalk area just behind the beach but in front of the houses.  The Strand carries weight.  People use and abuse this term regularly, so much so that it’s often met with skepticism.Read More

Richard CummingsHermosa Beach Party, 4th of July