Always enter the office pool.
Many people put $2 in an office pool each time the lottery rises above a certain number…say $100 million. Then, after many, many months of not winning, they start to…
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Cheer up, it’s Monday!
Moving slow? Feeling snarky? Having trouble getting started? Now that it’s back to “la course de rat,” you may well be cursing what society has labeled the worst day of…
Pain? Illness? Hair loss? Snake oil to the rescue!
Anybody who tries to sell us a quick remedy for obesity, a fountain-of-youth formula, or a miracle cure for back pain is usually called a cheat, a charlatan, or a…
Shake your own hand.
There’s an ancient proverb that states: “If your own house is not in order, how can you possible help another to tidy up theirs?” So before offering a hearty handshake…
Plan an elaborate funeral. For yourself.
News conferences, state dinners, ribbon-cutting, photo ops…political leaders spend an inordinate amount of time stage-managing ceremonies intended to commemorate their successes. Small wonder, since they wouldn’t have ventured into the…
Mercury is in retrograde? That’s great news!
It’s been a few weeks since Mercury went retrograde* and things are all out of whack! At least, that’s what the SuperOptimist keeps hearing from many quarters. Meetings cancelled, elevators…
Look outside yourself.
According to the market research group Nielsen, American adults now spend more than 11 hours per day watching, reading, listening to or simply interacting with media. 11 hours! That leaves…
Stop and smell everything.
As America continues to lead the world in racing from place to place, grasping at riches and attempting to stay busy for fear of missing out (on what, we’re not…
Wear-a-Mask Wednesday: Thomas Paine
Who was the true author of American independence? Many say Mr. Paine was the guy. A radical writer who emigrated from England to America in 1774, his pamphlet Common Sense…
Get yourself centered.
Taking on too many tasks during the day? Constantly checking your phone? Easily distracted? Let us help you get centered once and for all. “Centering” isn’t just another term for…