…they’re just a way of binding people together. Given the diversity around your average dinner table, it would be extraordinarily difficult to come up with a joke that everyone found funny… Like Christmas cracker jokes, the worst dad jokesbring people together– if only to groan at how ho...
This morning, the first thing I encountered was a short story which began: “I call my mom once a year, on the day she died.” And that’s when I remembered–all at once, mid-way through my daily decaf. Life is short, people we love come, go, and disappoint, jobs are lost, go...
Her work informs her general outlook on the world—it takes time, dedication, and above all, patience. True connection comes through trust and through communication. It’s a concept that she puts to use every day, in every aspect of her life.When she decides to adopt a second child, she...
We go through the interview process, and we meet the candidates, we shortlist them for skills, attitude, cultural fit (or at least we think we do). Sometimes we sell them our business. We tell them how great it is to work for us, ‘every day I walk in here. I feel like I get ...
Lots of people send emails and brew coffee every day, while others – such as myself – write articles pretty regularly. Instead of manually brewing your coffee when you wake up or get to work, set a timer to go off at the optimal time instead. ...
Last week, my kid was telling me about how the girls’ bathroom was destroyed at their school. To make matter worse, it wasn’t just some random bad kid who was having a bad day and felt like taking their anger out on the bathroom – it was because of a TikTok challenge. ...
Now to completely contradict this entire point: One time someone on my facebook set their status as “I’ve had a bad day and would love it if you would share your funniest meme in the comments of this post.” What a wonderful idea to ask friends to share jokes, funny/embarrassing mem...
Stanford’sJo Boalercalled it “a wonderful mix of informed, funny, and creative” and said “I will carry this with me everywhere, and my mathematical thinking will be better because of it.” My two-year-old Casey, upon first seeing it, dubbed it “my book.” She added: “I wrote ...
That is true also for our funny little elf friend. After all those long nights for 24 consecutive days of trying to entertain the children while spying on them all day long, elf needed a break. These bad elf on the shelf memes do not disappoint. ...
If you’re considering turning off your phone, thereisan alternative. Not perfect, but still, I would argue, better than giving up the use of your precious iPhone or Samsung for a day. You will need WiFi for this to work, but the steps are simple, as shown on my iPhone, below. ...