I generally try to stay away from being controversial. I would much rather people like me. Is that a bit sad…probably. I have taught my daughter to stand up for what she believes in (which I do as well–but in a nice way). I have taught her that it doesn’t … Continue reading
I was reading the New York Times this morning and came across this article about how Chinese people are being told to change their names if they have unusual names not recognized by their computer system. The system currently recognizes approximately 32,500 of the 55,000 characters available in the writing … Continue reading
“All right, I’ve got your three junior chili cheese wraps, a B.L.T., chicken strip sandwich, extra long Coney and a mozzarella stick. And a kid’s hot dog meal and kid’s hamburger meal, one with a grape slush, the other with a Powerade slush.” Tiffany Clay, a Newark High School (Ohio) … Continue reading
Wouldn’t we all like to work for a company who will pay us $80,000 to take a year off of work? Granted, the $80,000 is only a third of the workers base pay–but I think many of us wouldn’t have a problem living off of it (I wouldn’t). I think … Continue reading
