When One Droor Closes – Ask the Scientist //2
". . .because a chart there is!”
On Aging
“The Y is like a museum of the aging process.”
Never Apologize! – Ask the Scientist //1
". . . the future St. Pete knew the importance of a good nap!"
Ask the Scientist!
"...Do you have a life-advice question you’ve been dying to ask a very part-time blogger and social media over-poster? ..."
The (Ubiquitous) Spice of Life
”It was a day . . .when I knew nothing was sacred.”
Be the Best (Ethereal Being) You Can Be!
. . . And THEN I started to wonder if we're ALL ghosts to each other. . .
Something “Borrowed”
. . . Well, my writing teachers in college warned against the "overuse" of "quotation marks," and that little bit of wisdom was obviously "wrong," . . .
95 before 41
I realize that many blogging purists probably don’t use Facebook. However, I more or less appreciate it for what it is, and as I’m trying to build a readership while at the same time developing a voice, etc, I need to use whatever media I can. So, I’m in the middle of a push to…
Business is Business
This week at work, we had an “all-hands” meeting to discuss the state of the company. Most of it was presented in financial parlance, most of which was over my head, and likely over the heads of my colleagues, as we are largely a technical group. I feel like we were like a bunch of…
Stay Strong!
There’s a Law for That
“Yield for Pedestrians, It’s the Law!” Seems like a no-brainer. The existence of this sign means that, at some point, some politician had to stand up — in my mind wearing suspenders and a string-bow tie, periodically mopping his brow with a monogrammed handkerchief, two fingers of small-batch bourbon resting on the desk beside him…
Guess What
My son uses the phrase “Guess what.” approximately 1183 times a day. I don’t know if that’s typical, but I hope he outgrows it before he enters the workforce. I can imagine it will not be necessarily appreciated: Hey, Boss! Guess what. What? I ran those tests you asked for, and guess what. What? I…
Password Fatigue Episode 2 – Still Fatigued
And then there’s this kind of tech-insanity: “Please enter your password:” ME: ChemistryRules “Sorry, that doesn’t match our records.” ME: Pretty sure it’s ChemistryRules “Sorry, that doesn’t match our records.” ME: I just entered this earlier today. It’s definitely (types slower) ChemistryRules “Sorry, that doesn’t match our records.” ME: “What is happening!” (Types one letter…
The Double-Edged Spork
I’m convinced the CEO of Taco Bell called an all-hands meeting late last year and declared that 2018 was going to be the year that Taco Bell would fulfill its secret mission of crushing the human spirit. After this bold declaration, he opened up the floor for ideas on how they might accomplish this. From…
