So you’ve finally made it through the day. Boredom is beaten, battered, bruised and broken, lying defeated at your feet. You march out of the office into the glorious outside world, free at last, free to cast off the shackles of rules and regulations and do whatever you want. You have precious few hours until [...]
The year is split into twelve months. These months help to signify the seasons and break up the year into easily manageable chunks. Each bitesize year portion is given a different name, each based on some old-school mythology. In this article I will say where these names come from.
January is the first month of the [...]
The week is traditionally made up of seven days of equal length and depth. Depending on your preference, the week starts with either Monday or Sunday and ends with either Saturday or confusingly Sunday again. The names of the days of the week are based either on numerical or planetary meanings, such as Saturday which [...]
Because of the faltering economy more Americans are eating Spam. Although this has contributed to a 14% profit increase for the Hormel Company, Spam has been popular in Hawaii since being introduced there during WWII and today more is sold there per capita than anywhere else in the U.S. In fact, Hawaiian cookbook author Muriel [...]
We’ve all worked depressing jobs and know how difficult it can be to stay enthused in our roles. As such, it is often up to you, and those around you, to find a way in which to keep entertained in those hours between 9am and 5pm.
In an effort to aid those having a dull [...]
Every occasion demands a different hat. A hat is used to cover your head or heads. Desperate times call for desperate hats. A hat in the hand is worth two in the bush. We can talk hats all day but enough of these ancient proverbs, today is all about hats. Pull a rabbit out of [...]
Every occasion demands a a different accessory, some for fun and some for serious times. An accessory can completely transform your character and bring out the true inner you. When I say accessory I’m talking about the little extra things that you can hang or place on your body that don’t easily fit into the [...]
Whenever you hear the name of something that really doesn’t fit, it may bring you out in a cold sweat or perhaps agitate you to a state of aggression and hostility. Fear not, most people feel the same way when incorrectly named products are thrust upon them.
The incorrect name for an object is known [...]
Is it just me or is there always another computer program to learn? Now I’m meant to learn how to protect my e-mails with encryption software. A friend suggested I buy the “PGP” program because its developer was mentioned in the “The DaVinci Code”. PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy - cute; but I wasn’t [...]
An airline passengers’ bill of rights was passed September 5, 2008. If your plane is delayed 4 hours, you’re entitled to a meal voucher. If it’s delayed 8 hours, you’re entitled to a hotel voucher. If the delay occurs after you’re on board, you have the right to disembark after 90 minutes. Unfortunately for Americans, [...]
