It’s the anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States. Not only is it the anniversary, but it’s the tenth anniversary, to boot. There is a lot that comes to mind when a tenth anniversary comes around. I know that many media sources have been providing stories about what people were doing when …
Ah, entertainment. It’s what keeps us entertained and amused in between work and our other required duties. It brings a smile to our day and a song (or four) to our hearts, to say nothing of that one you just can’t get out of your head. The world would be a lot a duller if …
I’ve been thinking lately about how different people go through life. Now, there are technically as many different lifestyles as there are people who have ever lived on this planet, since nobody’s life is exactly the same as anyone else’s. But there are certain commonalities amongst groups of people who share the same geographic region, …
I’ve given some thoughts to tipping as of late, since taking my fiancee out to dinner to celebrate my new (if less than ideal) job raised an obvious tipping situation. It’s always a bit of a conundrum; how much do you tip? Do you tip fifteen percent, ten percent, twenty, or some other value? How …
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about perception and reality. Particularly, if being successful at something causes you to believe that it’s easier to do than it actually is, or that ‘anyone can do it’. If you make yourself a success at something, no matter what it is, do you start to think that other …
