Scary Thought of the Day
I am an adult. No, seriously, I still find it hard to believe I am an adult – two years after leaving school, four years into a full-time job, having written two novels, having...
I am an adult. No, seriously, I still find it hard to believe I am an adult – two years after leaving school, four years into a full-time job, having written two novels, having...
A scientific study on Yahoo! right now suggests that left-handed men with a college degree earn 26% more than their right-hander counterparts. Is it wishful thinking, or can I be optimistic that my being...
After a long, crazy afternoon at work (I spent little time on personal matters, even during an official break I worked through) of trying to authorize priority cases handed to me by my bosses,...
Wow, I must really be turning into a DC native now… The Vice President’s motorcade whizzes by me during my commute (which happens pretty regularly at quarter-to-eight), and for the first time, I don’t...
The Florida Gators snapped the winning streak of this year’s Cinderella, George Mason, by dominating with 3-point shots. They scored a 73-58 win. What’s great about this is many people at my work are...
UMWA gives its employees April 1st off as a holiday to celebrate the first 8-hour workday in the coal mines. So, I had an unconventional day off, where doing errands or hanging out would...
For those of you tired of iTunes, you should check out Pandora, an Internet radio station that purports to use the “genes” of individual songs to deliver you music that you like, not just...
On my commute into work today, I save a person’s life… twice! Okay, it was definitely once, but probably twice. A young lady stepped ahead of me, about five feet into the street while...
The Battle of the Bulge was a critical battle in the war against Hitler's Nazis. Soldiers fought and died every day in the dead of winter. And when a grenade fell into his foxhole, Jim thought he was surely dead. What happened next was nothing short of heroic...
Note: This is based on a true story of the war, as told by the late James C. Kerns.
More info →Rush Week, immature pranks, and brightly colored shirts. Some people remember their college days as a time of non-stop partying. Others, including a shy freshman with a crush, discover their life’s calling amidst difficult circumstances.
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