1. You can do or be anything. 2. Be always aware of your surroundings. 3. Assume goodwill, but carry your mace. 4. Don’t chew gum. 5. Sometimes it simply isn’t fair. 6. Never act less than you are. 7. Wide-outs, receivers, flankers, ends are all the same…they go out and catch passes. 8. Understand that [...]
Archive for June, 2007
10 Lessons a Father Should Teach His Daughter: Reflections on Father’s Day
Posted in June 15th, 2007
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10 Lessons a Father Should Teach His Sons on Father’s Day
Posted in June 14th, 2007
1. Put the seat down. 2. When visiting a married woman, of any age, talk to her outside, not inside her house. 3. Hold doors open for everyone, not just women, all the time. 4. Swearing is not a sign of manliness. 5. Remember your mother’s birthday with a card, at least. Write something besides [...]
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Father’s Day, 2007
Posted in June 14th, 2007
I have been a ‘father’ for over 28 years now. My biggest achievement is having helped raise two amazing kids to adulthood. Frankly,Â
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Mediocre Thinking
Posted in June 14th, 2007
 ~By Vicki Oddino In the 1984 Academy award winning movie [tag]Amadeus[/tag], while Antonio Salieri is housed in an insane asylum, a pastor comes to hear the elderly Salieri’s confession and assures him, “All men are equal in God’s eyes.†Salieri knows better. “Are they?†he asks rhetorically. When faced with people who are better than [...]
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James Michener, Turning 40, Your Own Career Path: What to Consider in Your 20′s and 30′s
Posted in June 13th, 2007
If there is one question I hear from Gen Y workers, it has to do with career paths…of wanting to understand how to pick a career, how to find passion and meaning in your life. Years ago, in my more smartass years, I would tell people that if you have to ask about your career [...]
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“How Can You Screw Up BEING RICH?”
Posted in June 12th, 2007
So sayth [tag]Wanda Sykes[/tag], when asked what she thought about Paris Hilton. [tags] Paris Hilton, Being Rich, Comedians on Paris Hilton[/tags]
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Did I Call This, Or What? Paris To Be God’s Jailhouse Consultant
Posted in June 11th, 2007
Hilton says she’ll no longer `act dumb’ Today at 7:08 am[tag]Paris Hilton[/tag] says she will no longer “act dumb.” The reality TV star and relentless publicity-seeker spoke with [tag]Barbara Walters [/tag]by phone Sunday, a day after releasing a statement saying she hoped the media would focus on “more important things” than her 45-day jail sentence, [...]
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Paris Back in Jail? Oh, Those Silly Californians.
Posted in June 9th, 2007
Give the girl a break! I mean, did you see her crying and everything?
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Paris Escapes From Jail
Posted in June 7th, 2007
News flash—[tag]Paris Hilton[/tag] escaped from jail Thursday morning saying, ‘it was just too cold in my little roomy thing. I had to bust out. And, people really have to use those pay phones, ewhewww.” No shots were fired at the railthindumbasaboxofrocks heiress, as she was whisked away. Word is she is preparing now for a [...]
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Pet Peeves Around the Office
Posted in June 5th, 2007
We all have pet peeves at our workplace. Over time, I have noticed that some of my pet peeves are things I should simply “get over.” Workplace life became less stressful for me, when I learned this essential fact: I am not your mother or father and I am not going to change you, cure [...]
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