Want to impress a date with your knowledge? Take a date to an Escape Room– one that you’ve already been to. Escape Rooms are fun- a group of people review clues and decide to get out as a group. To dazzle a date with your knowledge, you could visit the room in advance, […]
I was waiting for my food at Panera when I saw the t-shirt: “Introverts Unite” The shirt had a large turtle drawn underneath the letters. “I like your t-shirt”, I said, then added: “But, you’re an introvert- so I probably shouldn’t bother you.” If you wear an “introverts unite” t-shirt, you’re […]
In 1984, Mike Krzyzewski thought Duke was going to fire him. The Athletic Director, Tom Butters, called Coach K into his office. As the Wall Street Journal explains: “Butters wanted to see Krzyzewski for exactly the reason that he feared: He wanted to rip up his contract. Except he wasn’t firing him. He was […]
Netflix’s stock price got hammered. On 4/20/22, the stock price declined by 35% (that’s in one day), wiping out more than $50 billion of the market cap. “At least nine Wall Street firms downgraded the stock on the disappointing report.” Here’s what happened: The streaming company lost subscribers for the first time in […]
Have you ever been asked to do something really bad- and said no? It’s happened to me several times, and I’ve said no… at least that’s what I remember. One time stands out. I was a senior in high school, and some friends asked me to “damage the school”- I’ll keep it […]
All I needed was deodorant. The exact type was: Dove Men+Care Extra Fresh, gray packaging with a light green square on the label. I’ve used it for years. When I got to Target, I was faced with a tsunami of choice. Dove alone had dozens of deodorant options- and the differences in packaging […]
“SMOKN HT” I laughed as I walked by the license plate at the airport parking lot, and wondered how the conversation at Department of Motor Vehicles went: “Hi, I’d like to apply for a personalize license plate.” The DMV staffer smiles: “OK- what would you like it to read?” “Well. I’m […]
Keith Richards quit smoking. According to People: “The Rolling Stones guitarist, 78, told CBS Sunday Morning in a new interview that after 55 years, he quietly put down his cigarettes two years ago with the help of nicotine patches.” I heard Keith talk about his decision on Marc Maron’s WFT podcast. Now, Keith deserves credit for kicking […]
“Everything you imagine is real” I was looking at the back of a t-shirt in yoga class. The girl wearing it was a class “regular”, and confident enough to put her mat down toward the front of the studio. (I hang in the back-middle). So it got me thinking about what’s real and imagined, […]
“I Used To Be Cool.” The sticker was on the back window of a minivan, not very old, but the van had a dent in the rear bumper- driving with kids can be a distraction. The sticker was next to a KSHE-95 Real Rock radio sticker. I laughed as I sat at the […]