The golden oldie “Hit the Road, Jack” still speaks to me. It’s not just the tune, which remains catchy even after all these decades. It’s the sentiment – after all, who doesn’t like the idea of taking a fun trip to the great, beckoning yonder-hood. But where to go? As Shakespeare [...]

Quick question… How do you really feel about your morning commute? Answer honestly. If you’re like millions (possibly 10s even 100s of millions), the time spent on the way to work every day is at best drudgery, at worst a nightmare. That’s why more and more people are demanding the freedom [...]

Here’s something I didn’t expect to see… Apparently, NASA has opened the International Space Station to business opportunities, including private astronaut visits. One early venture, however, takes a totally different tack – it’s research to see how well a classic French Bordeaux will age in space. It’s a year long test [...]

Every January the USA experiences (or suffers through) that annual political ritual known as the "State of the Union" address from the President. You probably knew that. What you may NOT have known is that there's actually NO constitutional requirement for the US President to formally address the Congress in person [...]

Have you recovered yet from our bi-annual “roll back the clock” exercise? For most of us, the “Fall Back” bookend of Daylight Saving Time is the one we like the most – after all, who doesn’t want an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning? When you think about it, the idea [...]

I just ran across an interesting article on “5 Jaw Dropping Stats About Retirement” and there’s a couple I thought worth sharing. The first – and probably the one that’s biggest in terms of good news/bad news is this… Your Retirement Could Last 30 Years! Of course, the good news here [...]

So, how did you sleep last night? If you’re like many of us, you probably didn’t get as much rest as you would’ve liked. According to NPR, working Americans are getting by on less sleep these days – which makes that mid-afternoon slump all too common. The recommended 8 to 9 [...]

If you’re into productivity, here’s a notice you might find handy… In the 1970s, the US Naval Academy did a study to see how long the average person could remain focused on a single task... this was for the purpose of improving their instructional design programs - they wanted to make [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “the only sure things in life are death and taxes.” Well, you probably didn’t know how far governments throughout history have gone to make certain they took their fair share while you’re above ground.  Here’s just a short list of the many items that the tax [...]

According to UrbanDictionary.com, the phrase “Git-R-Done” originated in the early 1990s as a call to action for good ol’ boys who fell behind on mission critical tasks like rebuilding a transmission or clearing brush from the back 40. Most of us, however, associate “Git-R-Done” as the catchphrase for Stand-Up Comedian Larry [...]