Human Resources at the place I work is asking employees to take a Clifton Strengthfinder Test, to show our strengths and talents. It’s a serious psychological test (not one of those BS internet things). It assesses your strengths, giving you five "talents" out of 36 metrics. Here’s my results: Learner You love to learn. The subject matter that interests you … Read More
Office Worker Freaks Out
It’s viral now — you’ve probably seen it already. Happened a couple weeks ago. I’m going to go out on a limb and say this is a hoax. Probably some viral video marketing campaign….
Seventh Sense Changes
(1) Due to the news that Typepad has improved its spam blocker, comments will no longer be moderated. That means that your comments will appear within minutes after you have posted them. (2) Comments will be automatically closed 3 months after an item is posted.
Why I Can’t Get Excited About Lakers vs. Celtics Even Though I’m From New England
Because professional basketball is played by people with pituitary conditions. Seriously. Make the baskets 35 feet off the ground, so that skill trumps height. Then I might be interested.
Where’s George?
Went to the vending machine, and notices that my $1 bill had the following stamp on it: Track this bill www.wheresgeorge.com So I used a different bill to get my soda. I then went to my computer, went to the website, and entered the bill’s serial number. One Dollar Bill, Serial# C9439—5D Series: 2001 This bill has travelled 383 Miles … Read More
Why I Keep Walking Around In Circles
Turns out, my right leg is longer than my left one. Been that way my whole life. Also explains my current back problems.
What I Bought For $10
So, as loyal readers know, a few weeks ago, I went to the SomethingStore, a website where you pay $10 and they send you something. You don’t know what it will be. I blogged about it here. So what did I get? This… I got everything in the picture above, except the iPod. That’s right. I got a universal iPod … Read More
A Poloroid Every Day
Jamie Livingston took a poloroid picture every day from from March 31st, 1979 through October 5th, 1997, his 41st birthday. He stopped on October 5, 1997, because… well, because he died. Although some photos have gone missing from the collection, 6,697 Polaroids remain. The collection, dated in sequence, has been organized by his friends Hugh Crawford and Betsy Reid into … Read More
How About Those Red Sox?
Six game winning streak (and ahead in the 6th inning for their seventh straight win as I type this), and first in their division by two games. And Dice-K, who is 7-0 this season, is on the mound. Gotta like it… BONUS: Yankees are in last place in the division — 7.5 games behind the Bosox.
High School Photos Altered
Someone somewhere is in trouble: The problem photos are obvious. One girl’s arm is missing. Another girl is missing her clothing – and was left with a blurred chest. Multiple students have the same body and clothes. Some shirt colors were changed, while patterns and wording on other shirts were wiped out. At least 34 students had someone else’s body. … Read More
TEAL Hits Manchester, NH
The Typo Eradication Advancement League is on a mission. To correct typos. As they explain: This March through May, we, sworn members of TEAL, will be taking a road trip around the country to stamp out as many typos as we can find, in public signage and other venues where innocent eyes may be befouled by vile stains on the … Read More
How To Upstage Heather Maggs
(1) Show up at my place of work (ostensibly to see Grandma) (2) Be cute as a button, with strawberry blonde hair (3) Sleep and be an all around angel (4) Be named Cassie Oh, yeah. It was great seeing you too, Heather….
Being Jack Sparrow
What’s it like to portray Jack Sparrow at Disneyland? A former pirate tells his story. A snippet: Disney warned us we were going to have a lot of horny women coming on to us. They were also worried about girls. I heard Disneyland had an Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She was very flirtatious, and they finally pulled … Read More