Archive for the 'FYI' Category

What does your car say about you?

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

You can tell a lot about a person by the vehicle that they drive. I believe its an indicator of how they operate in life. If a person maintains a clean car, they will tend to live a fairly organized life. Someone that keeps a messy car, will operate their life the same way.

But how about the type of car? Does that say something about you? Does your choice of vehicle say more about you that you think? I believe it does. Just like pets, people resemble the type of car they drive.

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Male Restroom Etiquette

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The other day, I was in the male restroom at work, and a co-worker came in and started talking to me. This led me to start thinking about a blog entry about Male Restroom Etiquette… It is my view that under most circumstances, one should NEVER talk to another man while using the public restroom facilities. Just ask Senator Craig what he thinks about it… (ok, bad political reference… but you had to know it was coming)

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10 tips for proper table etiquette

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

After posting my last commentary on Eating Pet Peeves, I felt I needed to say a little something about table etiquette. Some people have it, some people don’t. I feel this has a LOT to do with your upbringing. Do you hold your silverwear properly or do you just shovel food into your mouth? Do you eat slowly and chew your food with your mouth closed, or do you act like a modern day Attila the Hun at the table?

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It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Once a year, I get my son for a whole month during the summer. I love the time we get to spend together and I genuinely wish I could have him stay all the time. But, because he doesn’t stay with me full-time, I have to make certain arrangements during this summer to have someone look after him while I am at work. When I was married, this wasn’t a problem because my ex-wife used to stay home, so she could watch him. But now that it is just me, I have to figure out some kind of way for him to be watched during the day.
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