Horoscopes are just astrology’s way of gaslighting you into thinking that the month you were born in determines the rest of your life. “Mercury is in retrograde!” Cool. So is my motivation, but you don’t see me blaming planets for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Modern life and technology has turned many into exhausted raccoons, digging through the trash cans of wellness trends, desperately searching for something—anything—that will make them feel less like zombies. They have inadvertently drunk decaf. The Great Wellness Debate: Namaste or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You’re seconds away from finally beating that impossible level in Super Mario Bros., fingers cramping from hours of attempts, when suddenly – disaster strikes. Mario takes an unexpected leap directly into a bottomless pit. But here’s the crucial point: this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I often have to kick myself when I lend something out with the naive hope that it will return to me in the same condition, or at all. Somewhere in the universe, there’s a black hole where pens, chargers, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The modern workplace is a bustling hub of productivity, innovation, and… people pretending to work while secretly playing Candy Crush at full volume with their speakers on. We’ve all seen them—the brave, the bold, the utterly delusional—who believe that alt-tabbing faster[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am often frustrated with the chronically late, those poor souls who treat punctuality like a suggestion and deadlines like abstract art. They don’t just arrive late; they arrive armed with excuses so weak they make a wet paper bag[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working in cybersecurity, I’ve heard just about every defense there is, but there is something special about the “I was hacked!” claim. Whether it’s a suspicious Facebook post, an accidental email reply-all disaster, or a mysteriously maxed-out credit card, someone,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…