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Friday Fun Link – The Heat Death of the Internet

h/t to AB at RPL for this link…

Posted 12 April 2024 § FridayFunLink § Meme § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – UBI Would Eliminate The First Two Levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

In a world that measures success by the relentless pursuit of MORE, it strikes me as odd for anyone to assume that everyone would suddenly stop striving for MORE simply because they were guaranteed ENOUGH to not go hungry or homeless. This is really basic Maslow's hierarchy stuff pic.twitter.com/PzhYsARSm3 — Scott Santens (@scottsantens) April 12, […]

Posted 10 April 2024 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – “You Lead People and You Manage Things”

I’m also shocked at how many people in high level positions think their job is to manage people.

Posted 03 April 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Believe It Or Not, Drug Stores Are One of the Most Profitable Businesses on the Las Vegas Strip

I mean, when a margarita from a bar in a casino costs you $20 (plus tip!) and you can buy a canned margarita or beer that’s bigger than your head for $4.99 and drink it openly on the Strip since it’s legal to do so, (not to mention buying basic groceries, snacks, pop, souvenirs, etc. […]

Posted 02 April 2024 § Randomness § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Friday Fun Link – Big Elvis

We may see this guy in Vegas and I’m secretly thinking it might be one of those unexpected highlights of the trip based on the YouTube clips I’ve seen…  

Posted 29 March 2024 § FridayFunLink § Jobs § Meme § PopCulture § Randomness § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , ,

How FIVE BILLION Pounds of Trash Powers Las Vegas

Posted 26 March 2024 § Jobs § Sad § Technology § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Music Monday – “I’m free/It took me in my whole life/I got the keys to the cages/I’m ready for bright lights”

Wish I’d been able to see U2 at The Sphere (extra jealous talking to a coworker yesterday who said they’d been!) but YouTube videos will have to suffice… “Atomic City” – U2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2v0Wa2i4yM

Posted 25 March 2024 § MusicMonday § PopCulture § Technology § Travel § United States § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – SGI Salvage Yard (May 2012)

Got rear-ended while parked on the street by a hit & run driver.

Posted 21 March 2024 § Family § MemoryLane § Pace § Photo § Shea § ThrowbackThursday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – “This was the future at one point. Let’s use all this cool tech we have to make people’s lives easier, more fulfilling, and safer.”

Two months ago, my fully remote job of 3 years began a campaign to bring all employees back to office. This confused me, as I was originally hired to be fully remote. I lost that status because we recently moved into a temporary apartment while we shop for our first home. 1/ — Jauwn (@Jauwnio) […]

Posted 14 February 2024 § Internet § Jobs § Technology § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Road To Wrestlemania

The longest reigning champion in modern WWE history.  Two dynastic wrestling families.  A former wrestler who became the world’s biggest movie star (and also now sits on the WWE Board in real life.). The company being sold to the UFC’s parent company after being under McMahon family control its entire existence. The major cloud hanging […]

Posted 09 February 2024 § MemoryLane § News § Sports § Wrestling ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,