The Life Blog

         In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance that ran up to him excitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?" "Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Test of Three." "Test of Three?" "That's correct," Socrates continued. "Before you talk ...

        So I'm in Food Lion picking up some meats for the week. I get to the checkout and there's a lady in front of me just finishing getting checked out. She's bought a LOT of stuff.With her is her son who looks to be about 12, lean, coherent, dressed well. He asked if he could get a soda while they were in check out. Mom, who is dressed quite stylishly and looks to be part of a family with plenty of money, obliges. Son gets his soda, and is dancing around drinking his drink like a normal preteen-teen...

        In case you missed it on 60 Minutes, this is what Andy Rooney thinks about women over 40: 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. H ere are just a few reasons why: A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usua...

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        My Boss came to town today. Not my little boss... The Big Man. CEO, God of company. It was like Christmas and we were all on our best behavior. I refrained from carrying out my plan for complete anarchy on the call floor. I figured, I'd let him have his day. He showed up like a Rockstar, and everyone caught a glimpse of the million dollar man. Although I never got close enough for me to touch his clothes. I kept yelling "Kiss my Baby" thinking this was supposed to be a Presidentialesqu...

        So, I was reading something online about millionaires under 25 and the guys who started a company called Aarrow Advertising were on the list. The guys at Aarrow Advertising are the "Original Sign Spinners." Appearantly these guys have taken the sandwich board idea to a whole new level. Instead of having someone with a blank look on their face standing on the corner with a card board sign for some furniture liquidation sale, they get these guys to spin an arrow shaped sign around and ...

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        The cleaning woman is out to get me.She is evil.She torments, don't you see?The cleaning woman is not an employee of the business I work for. She works for the contract cleaning service we use.She is an outsider with free access to go anywhere, unnoticed, unassumed, like a ghost of lore. I know you, cleaning woman.You pretend to be innocent.But you play your cerebral head games.When I hear your plastic cleaning cart coming, with its one wobbly wheel, I cringe.Wobble, wobbleWooble, wobbleYou time...