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Autos > Driving & Safety Driver safety: Don't take risks: 4 of 10
"We learn wisdom from failure more than from success; we often discover what will do by finding out what will not do." - Samuel Smiles This past week I was driving to work in non rush hour traffic when the Check Engine Light turned on and stayed on. I discovered that this malfunction indicator lamp comes on to indicate that ... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Life: 23 of 57
Squeezably Soft But So Darn Disgusting Electronic advertising as it relates to television has truly advanced since the earliest days of its inception. The Internet's Information Super Highway has turned the world into an informed global village. The world is now more compact. Information travels about the globe at the speed ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self-improvement: 14 of 31
Getting Angry.......Losing Ground There's an old German expression which may help many of us cope with certain life situations..."too soon old...too late smart". Forgive me. I don't speak German but this literal translation offers the gist of the sentiment. As you get older you realize that certain situations in life , certa... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: A message from Mrs. Claus: 5 of 9
Kids......Christmas.....and my Santa I'm Santa's wife and I have a question for you to consider. What is the one trait that children, my hubby Santa and the season of Christmas all have in common? They are all fun loving, innocent , playfully optimistic and unfortunately at times politically incorrect to a fault. Many people... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Lack of sanity: 40 of 71
The organized failure business model The term "business model" describes a broad range of informal and formal models that are used by enterprises to represent various aspects of business, including its purpose, offerings, strategies, infrastructure, organizational structures, trading practices and operational processes and p... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Meaning of life: 4 of 7
Its The Season To Be Bitchy.......... It's somewhat saddening to eventually realize that for many folks the last three months of the calendar year has transformed itself into a time dedicated to bringing out the very worst and not the best in people....especially the male of the species. Granted that Thanksgiving Day plays a... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Work: 136 of 202
A Catch-22 work world ruled by Murphy's Law From time to time it seems that a person's chaotic personal life and his/her supposedly ordered work-a-day world is based on Catch 22 themes ruled exclusively by the unwavering dictates of Murphy's Law. A Catch-22 is an absurd situation or its cause: a situation or predicament from... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: How I know it's Christmas: 17 of 25
Tis The Season To Be Bitchy...... It's somewhat saddening to eventually realize that for many folks the last three months of the calendar year has transformed itself into a time dedicated to bringing out the very worst and not the best in people....especially the male of the species. Granted that Thanksgiving Day plays an im... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 242 of 343
Squeezable and Soft Yet So Darn Disgusting Electronic advertising as it relates to television has truly advanced since the earliest days of its inception. The Internet's Information Super Highway has turned the world into an informed global village. The world is now more compact. Information travels about the globe at the sp... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Explaining the Jenny Craig diet program: 5 of 6
The Jenny Craig Weight Loss System is a media-hyped creation that not only lessens the green in your wallet but may also jeopardize your mental health and physical well being. The program may be unsafe at any speed! For potential devotees to this program it's definitely buyer beware ..... the hype and the bull! My wife had b... More..