*New* My Boss, a Kitten‑Weapon Calendar, and the Day I Realized Everyone Is Lying

From Boring to Exciting A while ago, I walked into my boss’s office. Actually, I walk into her office several times a day. And frankly, not many of them are very memorable. Most are, in fact, very boring with stuff that would put the average insomniac into forever sleep. I did surprise her once and …

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From Kipling’s Jungle to Edison’s Sneeze: A Ridiculous History Lesson and My Wife’s Scary Accuracy

Highlights of 1894 In 1894 Rudyard Kipling wrote a collection of short stories called The Jungle Book. Actually, 1894 was a big year for innovation. Coca cola was served for the first time in bottles. It was green and didn’t sell well. Consequently, the bottlers decided to add caramel coloring. If you want to hear …

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*My Life as ‘Talent’: Bizarre Confessions of a Proud, Paid Loser

Very quotable “What can be said? When one is unique, one knows it.” This is a quote from Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s novel Black Coffee. I somehow feel very close to this quote. Although I’m not the egomaniac Poirot is. Then again, I look better than a short fat bald man with a huge …

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