The last time I asked a librarian for help, it was because I needed her to manually place a hold on a movie I was looking to rent that wasn't available in my location's network. Before that, I wanted to know where the fax machine was. Before that, I think...
If you do any research on the placebo effect, your mind will be blown at how powerful the human mind is. But, I wonder if too much of our time is spent on considering the power of "positive" placebos?What about negative placebos? What about when we get tricked into thinking...
Why haven't I done a post on Charlie Sheen yet? Because I haven't come to any conclusions. But what spurred me to reach out today was this tweet by Rainn Wilson. "Charlie Sheen was the best thing that ever happened to Mel Gibson." And that helped me realize one thing....
Is it possible for Michael Jordan to be arrogant?My premise:It is literally impossible for Michael Jordan to be arrogant in his basketball playing abilities, because he truly is the best in the world.What say you?(Trust me, I'm going somewhere important with this tomorrow. #winning)
As you get older, your birthdays likely get less and less fun.Less mini-golf and pizza at your parties. Less presents. A year closer to earthly death. So, what can we do to instill some fun into these birthday "celebrations"?What about giving the person a gift card worth their age in dollars?...
When my favorite deep dish pizza in Chicago launched a video contest to win a year's supply, I knew I had to create an entry.Let the blog record show that I have pledged my allegiance to Lou Malnati's many times in the past. And for that proven consistency, I ask...
My wife is renting a maternity dress for her baby shower. This is really smart, because that is a dress you will likely only wear once.But, here's the reality. MOST dresses are dresses women only wear once. Because you're crazy. And you think that the world will judge you with...
Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church free speech case. Right when the news came out, people wondered who the lone dissenter on the court was (turned out to be Justice Samuel Alito).I immediately thought of a punchline that I thought was hysterical... and...
Remember when you started drinking coffee? Probably because of a coffee ice cream or frappuccino gateway?If given the choice, what kind of coffee would you choose? The dark roast. The darker the better. You wanted a bold, rich flavor.Here's the reality. You probably didn't. Statistically speaking, and by a wide...
