Wifi Coffee Shop and Etiquette
I work out of my house and over the last 19 years, there have been many times where I have not left my residence for days at a time. Over the last few years I’ve tried to make a goal of getting out of the house at lease for a few hours every evening, or trying to run an errand sometime during the day just to get away from my home. Recently a friend of mine suggested I gather up my laptop and head to a local WiFi equipped coffee shop...
No Pyramids in Luxor Egypt!
I lived in Las Vegas for 17 years and the entire time I was very annoyed by one thing, the Luxor Casino and its big glass pyramid. Why? Well, because in 1991 I spent time in Luxor, Egypt and there are no pyramids there–absolutely none! So, why in the world did they name a Casino the Luxor Pyramid? I have no idea; maybe because it just sounds cool. The big pyramids that everyone sees in movies and photos are found in northern...
Earth’s Only Truly Immortal Creature
Earth’s only immortal creature looks startling familiar, having a striking ressemblence to Avatar’s small floating creatures know as the ‘Seeds of the Sacred Tree of Eywa.’ On earth, these creatures live in the oceans and are classified as a type of jellyfish known as the turritopsis nutricula. Like most jellyfish out there, this species has two distinct phases of life, its immature stage when it lives as a stalk with tentacles. This...
Waiting for an Appointment
Perhaps one of my biggest pet peeves is making an appointment with a business professional, like a doctor, and then sitting and waiting in a reception room for 30 or 40 minutes before the person will see me. Medical doctors seem to be the worst at this. I believe if we didn’t feel deathly ill and not have other easy options, most of us would walk out and go elsewhere with our business. The big question is, how long do you feel is...
Reading Addiction
I have a major reading addiction which started when I was about 11 years old. I’ve never been able to shake it. In 5th grade we were given reading time during class and told to choose any book from the Great Books list in the classroom. I had a fascination with scifi and fantasy, so I chose a book called The Mysterious Island by Jules Vern. Unlike other books that were 200-300 pages each, I seem to recall this book was almost 400...