Using LinkedIn Effectively Redux

If you are going to be on LinkedIn, keep your profile up-to-date, keep your contact information current, and be sure to check LinkedIn for messages. Use a professional picture.

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Contestant: What is “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs”? Host: Correct! Contestant: I’ll take holoalphabetic sentences for $400, please.

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“Hang tight” and “Hang loose” mean the same thing. I was waiting for a Teams call to start, and it said “Hang tight, someone will let you in shortly.” OK, that’s fine, but then I thought it should actually be “tightly” since it is an adverb and is telling me how to hang. They got… Continue reading Snippet 10

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Hope springs eternal

I think I have found the true definition of “hope springs eternal”: You can see at the top that there are zero seats available for upgrades on this plane. (There are 24 total first class seats on the plane.) But there are 35 people waiting for those zero seats! So, if none of the original… Continue reading Hope springs eternal

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Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarves are not Happy. Follow the science, people.

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Contestant: What is “Too late for love?” Host: Correct! Contestant: I’ll take “Spousal excuses and 80’s rock songs for $300 please.”

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Insouciant

/ĭn-soo͞′sē-ənt, ăɴ″soo͞-syäɴ′/ adjective

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Schrödinger’s Sweepstakes

You may already be a winner

You may remember my post on Schrödinger’s pizza. Of course, you may not, so go ahead and re-read it. I can wait. La la la la. Welcome back! All set? Fully grounded in pizza and coffee and their relationship to quantum physics? Great! I was thinking today. Yes, as difficult as that may be to… Continue reading Schrödinger’s Sweepstakes

Which One? – 1

Break dancing or slippery when wet? There is a case to be made for either. Pro-breaking case: The person looks really well-balanced and you can see the left hand up in the air seeming to say, “See, one-handed.” It is obviously an outdoor venue, and break dancing started on the streets before it moved to… Continue reading Which One? – 1

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A guest snippet from Cato T. Pultey: Contestant: What is Natalie? Host: Correct! Contestant: I’ll take woods that don’t float for $400, please.

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