What if we applied the US tax system to college GPAs?
The initial reaction is to say that it’s an oversimplification to show liberal college students who are pro-soaking high income earners with taxes. And that’s exactly their reaction. But when asked why is it different..the answer always seemed to be “it just is.” Maybe a juvenile exercise, but the contrasting how people feel about giving up things they feel they’ve worked hard for is a lot different because they know they worked hard for them. Maybe income’s the same way… but the talking points always are that income by the rich is somehow stolen. But what if it’s your income? And how do poor performing college students feel about 4.0 folks? Maybe the same way?
Worth a watch.
Every Clothing Store. Ever.
Funny comics site I just stumbled on. Doghouse. Check it out.
This one is dead on. Just in time for warm weather clothes shopping season 
Wayne’s World Returns (Briefly)
A few weeks ago, Wayne’s World, with the original cast, returned to SNL. A worthwhile watch..as funny as any of the original sketches and a reminder how unfunny the show has been the past few years.
Mike Myers is a little rusty, but Dana Carvey looks like he just did his last one yesterday.
20 Commandments for Runners
After a particularly grueling 5k race this past weekend from pushing too hard and setting expectations a bit further than my original intent of “running for fun,” it was nice to come across these “20 running commandments” on Strictly Running.
They aren’t guidelines for how you should physically run, but more for how to put running, or really any kind of exercise program and personal goals, into perspective. A good read… (normally I wouldn’t post this in its entirety from a site, but this list can be found in various forms on the internet, though Strictly Running edited out the more silly ones from a larger Top 40 list).
Top 20 Running Commandments
- Don’t be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whiners.
- Don’t make running your life, make it part of your life.
- When doing group runs, start on time no matter who is missing.
- Don’t compare yourself to other runners.
- When standing in starting lines, remind yourself how fortunate you are to be there.
- The faster you are the less you should talk about your times.
- Don’t always run alone.
- Don’t always run with people.
- The best runs sometimes come on the days you didn’t feel like running.
- Be modest after a race, especially if you have reason to brag.
- All runners are equal; some are just faster than others.
- There are no short cuts to run excellence.
- There is nothing boring about running, there are, however, boring people who run.
- Look at hills as opportunities to pass people.
- Don’t try to out run dogs.
- With out goals, training has no purpose.
- Go for broke, but prepare to be broken.
- Unless you make your living as a runner, don’t take running too seriously.
- Runners who never fail are runners who never tried anything great.
- Running is simple. Don’t make it complicated.
This Is Your Gmail Inbox. No, Really (Humor)
I’ve seen a lot of these “inbox mockups” that aren’t too funny. But this one was pretty hysterical only because I (and probably you) will find this is EXACTLY what your Gmail inbox looks like. h/t Someecards.com
Bonus: That is also definitely your Gchat.
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The World Before the Internet
For the YouTube frenzied that grew up in the 90′s, this is probably one of the more accurate “Back in the old days….” you’ll ever see.
I’m in a Subway Relationship – and It’s Complicated
You’re a weary office warrior. You’re always running late and forgot to pack your lunch. As noon approaches and you begin to not enjoy the awkward feeling of your stomach touching your thighs, there’s really only one option on the menu.
Subway.
Subway, the healthy place “where fresh is the taste” is a burden of my existence. As you can tell by my Sub Club card that I’ve only had 4 weeks.
If I hate it so much, then obviously my car just has a severe pull to the left and I end up there..and I wake up not knowing what day it is, why I’m parked in the grass, or why I’m wearing a sleeveless Twisted Sister t-shirt. No, that describes my Saturday mornings. Indeed, I am cognizant of my choice to go to Subway.
That, I cannot explain. But why I hate it, I can. Here are my top ten reasons why I loathe the birthplace of Jared.
10) If a key selling point of your product is “eat fresh” you’d think you might actually want to have an item or two that was fresh. Bagged lettuce, pre-sliced meats, rubbery pre-cooked chicken, tomatoes that apparently were bought at a garage sale in South America months ago, and frozen pizzas. In that case, my freezer at home also offers quite the fresh assortment.
9) Yes, we know you heat up things in a microwave. Could you at least hide it in the back or something?
8 ) Try ordering a BLT. Unless you ask for all 3 of those items by name, you will receive a bread sandwich. I try to solve this problem on specialty sandwiches by just asking them to make it “like in the picture.” That does not help. It seemed possible the sandwich artist was not aware of the color menu above their head.
7) Speaking of sandwich artists, there are a lot of artists that apparently are pregnant, have facial piercings, don’t quite finish their cigarette completely while walking through the door, and are from India. Why they chose a setup that requires such a significant amount of interaction with their employees, I will never know.
6) Using a Subway drive through. There are few worse decisions you can make in life. I hope you like onions and meatballs.
5) Subway can be very healthy. You’ll need about 45 minutes to read through the health guide, and will need to order an extra water to swallow the dry, vegetable stuffed flatbread you just ordered. No, you can have a slice of cheese when you get home after you go to the gym.
4) The 12″ is such a deal..but there’s no way that’s healthy. Perhaps take it home for dinner? My guess is the average bite is 3″, so either you’re going to “just take a nibble” off the other half, or you’re going to be a pretty unpleasant person to be around the rest of the day.
Which reminds me, when they cut it crooked and you only get 5″ instead of 6″, you’d think that at some point you’d get that 7″ half just by chance. Apparently some lucky guy is walking around with 7″ subs everyday because it ain’t ever me.
3) McDonald’s seems to have gotten the whole “franchise” concept down pretty good, but try using a coupon or getting a deal you saw advertised on TV at your local Subway, and you’ll be calling corporate and telling them to correct the fine print to say “at participating store only.”
2) Subway breakfast. Even I won’t eat that.
1) Oh, you’re out of whatever chip variety I would like even though you seem to have all the other ones? That’s ok, there were only 3 in the bag anyways and I don’t think the flavor was able to even register. Oh look, Cheetos.
DIY – Laundry Pocket Item Assistant
After washing two chap sticks in a single load of laundry, I decided to use some of my engineering training and come up with a little device to solve this little problem.
I’m sure there’s a free app somewhere for this, but for those that find a little surprise after every cycle, I decided I needed something more old school.
It’s simple. Just make out a list of common items that you’ve pulled/scraped out out of the dryer and make a simple checklist. Be sure to make enough copies to last you the entire year.
And the final step, put it in a place where you’ll be sure to see it. Then check off the list and confidently twist the plastic wheel to Hot/Hot.
Hmm..can’t seem to find my pen.
iPhone Auto-correct. Some of the worst ever.
I have an iPhone, and it was nice to come across this link how abysmal the auto-correct feature is on it. Beyond my already incoherent musings, it can really destroy a text message in some embarrassing ways. Sometimes you catch them, other times you don’t. The person on the other end is left stunned as they try to figure out what you just said and you’re trying to figure out why they responded like that.
With no “learning” feature to speak of, it is endless annoyance when texting or emailing on the iPhone. For those that have experienced it, this site catalogs some of the best and it’s a half hour of laugh-out-loud funny.
I do this one a lot. Over and over typing and it getting sent wrong every time.
