Getting the Jump on Pranksgiving: April Fools’ Day
With April 1st looming this Saturday, I’m moved to declare I’ve never liked “pranksters” nor ever been one.
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Thanks but No Tank: Katie Valenzuela Is Taking No Prisoners
I think it’s a safe bet that Sacramento City Councilwoman Katie Valenzuela would rather be remembered than recalled.
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Your Greatness May Be Determined By A Pair of Genes
Ed Norton’s 12th-great grandmother was Pocahontas, according to the PBS show, “Finding Your Roots.” You could find this news shocking if you thought that“ Ed Norton” was not a real person— but instead, the sewer worker Art Carney played beside Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden on the classic TV show “The Honeymooners.”
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29 Awful Aphorisms, And Where to Find Them
1. To a Realtor, when discussing your mortgage rate: “If it ain’t fixed, don’t broker it.”
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QUIBBLES & BITS: OF AUTO- AND PLANET-FIDELITY
AUTO FIDELITY—While most of us still won’t give up owning a car, our loyalty to particular brands is evaporating, according to a recent story in The Wall Street Journal.
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Game-ify Me!
If you’ve been wondering, “What’s the next idiotic verb that will be added to our lexicon?”, wonder no more. It’s gamify (pronounced game-if-eye), which means to make something that isn’t a game in the slightest into an actual one.
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Email Disclaimers: Submissive Missives
The disclaimers on emails I get from friends in the legal, financial and real estate fields are often 10 to 20 times the length of the messages.
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The Dilbert Dilemma: No More Mister Not-Nice Guy
I hate to kick a multi-millionaire when he’s down but a number of you have emailed or texted wondering why I haven’t commented on the Scott Adams/Dilbert flap.
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Best Place to Live? In The Present
Surveys and stories abound about the best and worst places to live.
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The Political “We”—A Helpful Intro
When does a politician go from being an “I” and a “me” to being a “we” and an “us?”
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The Skinny on Fatties: We’re Increasing Our Numbers
“More than half of the world’s population will be overweight or obese by 2035 without significant action,” according to a Friday story issued by Reuters, the British news service.
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Seven Days a Week, People Love Four-Day Workweeks
More than 60 British companies confirm that giving employees a four/day workweek—but pretty much demanding that in those four days they accomplish as much as they did in five days—has been a resounding success.
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