Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy you the boat that will take you there. – Ron Carlson Recently, I was offered a part-time job that would allow me to make some extra money; however, in order to accept it, I had to attend a training class, spend hours reading preparatory articles, and then actually…
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike the least. – Robert Byrne If you were a good Ohioan, you recently voted in the presidential primaries. If not, you’re probably dealing with cognitive dissonance (use trivialization to resolve it; that’s the easiest). But still, even with this politicking passed, we only have more…
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. — Haruki Murakami At one point, you have probably had an older person warn you against being a “lemming;” that is, advise you from doing something just because everyone else was doing it (as the…
And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. – William Shakespeare I have a question I’m sure you’ve considered before: Do you believe in love at first sight? When you’re young and the world is full of hummingbirds and dandelion clouds, yes, I’m sure you thought your…
The best marketing doesn’t feel like marketing. — Tom Fishburne In grocery stores, you often have to swipe a “club card” to get discounts on select items. And although this may seem like an incentive to keep you shopping at their store, really, they just want to know what kind of products their clientele are purchasing—sometimes for…
Courage is an inner resolution to go forward despite obstacles; cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances. — Martin Luther King Jr. Ah, the timeless and heavily influential question: Which picture should you select for your facebook profile? I mean, this is the photo with the best chance at garnering your greatest number of “likes” so…