Halloween is 10 DAYS AWAY! Every October, Richie and I commit to watching as many scary movies as possible. We still have a lot of time, but I figured I’d share what we’ve watched so far in case you need some inspiration. As you’ll see, we use the term “scary movies”…
I really enjoy painting by numbers. It seems silly for someone with a decent amount of artistic ability (if I do say so myself), but I like them because they require me to make few to no decisions. First of all, they tell you what to paint. When you buy…
Years ago—maybe in 2015 or so—I realized that I had lost my birth certificate and social security card. Thinking back, I am confident that I lost them during one of my many moves in and around Philadelphia in 2009 or 2010. Of all the things I’ve lost in my life, those…
One of the things I find most challenging about picking up a new book is getting used to the narrator. It can take me a while to get accustomed to their diction and rhythm. I just finished Hyperion by Dan Simmons and while I really enjoyed the book, it was…
Okay, so I feel like I have to weigh in on this “quiet quitting” trend (now that it’s probably stale). For the uninitiated, quiet quitting is choosing to fulfill your job duties during your working hours, and nothing more. You’re not actually quitting your job; you’re quitting “the idea of…
I’ve only had one job with quarterly sales goals and commissions tied to those sales. I’m not motivated by commission, but I am very competitive—especially with myself and the clock—so as a quarter’s end came into view, it was easy to apply some pressure to close those deals. And at…
When I posted about leaving Facebook a while back, I alluded to some challenges associated with my decision, and I want to share them in case you’re considering leaving the platform, too. Before I dive in, though, I want to emphasize how happy I am with my decision to leave…
When I was in college, my work-study job was at the auditorium’s box office. I worked there most days before, after, and in between my classes, and I was able to earn some extra money as an usher during performances (and get paid to see some great shows!). Working at the…
Do you remember where you were on April 20, 1999, when the Columbine HS shooting happened? I was in 8th grade, and I remember being told to sit down on the wrestling mats in gym class while my teacher explained what happened. It was sad and scary. We had had…
Technology can obviously be leveraged to do great things. It’s basically what I’ve been doing for the last 10 years: developing online communities for folks to connect (healthMpowerment, Bull City Beer Runners); empowering public health practitioners and citizens to collect data on their local tobacco retailers in order to pass policies that…
