No Dumping: Why No One Benefits From Complaining

I’ve lived in San Francisco for almost a year, but it still feels like another world to me. Take for instance these blue signs on the ground that read “No Dumping.” It’s not clear to me what the crab is supposed to convey. Do some inconsiderate people throw live or eaten crabs down the drain?…

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Take a Personal Day Already!

Today is my birthday, and I’m doing something absolutely amazing! Bungee jumping? Dancing naked on a beach under the stars? Crashing an ultra-exclusive party in LA to schmooze with the rich and famous? Nope. I’m taking the day off. Taking a personal day might not seem all that amazing to most folks, but everyone should take…

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Random Acts of Kindness Week

I’m a pickup artist. No, I don’t hang out in bars reciting cheesy come-ons (“You must be tired ‘cause you’ve been running through my mind all day…heh heh heh”). I’m the type of person who’s always picking up things that other people drop. Here are some examples: A woman was putting on her coat and…

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Stop Living Your Life Like It’s Groundhog Day

Happy Groundhog Day! For my non-American readers, Groundhog Day is a holiday where a groundhog (a medium-sized rodent) is said to be able to predict whether it will be a long winter or an early spring. If the groundhog comes out of its hole and see his shadow, we can expect 6 more weeks of…

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Fiftyfifty.me Challenge: January Recap

I’ve completed Month 1 of the Fiftyfifty.me challenge! The goal is to read 50 books and watch 50 movies in 2012. Here’s a recap of my January progress. Books Bitter in the Mouth How Did You Get This Number Crazy Sexy Diet Movies X-Men: First Class The Artist Beginners I Am Young Adult The Help…

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Do You Make Do or Make Adjustments?

Here’s an interesting factoid: I used to be left-handed. I say “used to be” because when I was in kindergarten, the teachers made me and the other lefties use our right hands for tasks like writing, drawing, and using scissors. I was forced to be right-handed. Before you call the ACLU, let me say that…

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