Finally cool
Posted By : Mitch TobolIt's been awhile since I've slept with the windows open. I love sleeping in the cold, fresh air :)
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Out of practice
Posted By : Mitch TobolI went away last week on vacation. No planes, just a stay in an Airbnb about an hour's drive away. Nice place, quiet and on the edge of a perserve so looking out of the back deck there were deer, rabbits and birds doing what they do. It was hard for me to be present and disengaged from work. I tried a bunch of things. This was unusual because fi …
Dragon's success
Posted By : Mitch TobolI admit, I've been enthralled with SpaceX's Demo 1 mission - launching the Dragon space capsule, dock with the ISS and safely reutrn it to earth. It's a prelude to sending astronauts to the space station from American soil for the first time since 2011. If you didn't know, we been hitching rides for the past 8 years on Russian rockets for about $ …
300
Posted By : Mitch TobolJust yesterday I was having lunch with a friend of mine in a diner on Long Island. After we sat down, the owner came over and asked...did either of you drop $300 dollars? I didn't but my friend checked his pockets and he was missing that exact amount of money. We were both blown away that this guy found it and brought it over. Would you have …
Discomforting paperwork
Posted By : Mitch TobolIn a recent visit to the doctor (scheduled) I had to fill out a form to update/validate my information for 2019. Part of the questionnaire was this. I was quickly filling this out and after I checked White I started to feel a bit uncomfortable. Why is Ethnicity only Hispanic or Non-hispanic? Why is Race only these four choices? The United States …
37 years old young
Posted By : Mitch TobolLuke Hagerty. A name you might hear a few times during the upcoming baseball season. What's so special is the fact he is 37 years old and throwing 99...he is the ultimate comeback story for baseball. The Cubs just signed him 17 years after they drafted him in the first round. A great story of perserverance, focus and luck. Here's the full back …
Shocking but true
Posted By : Mitch TobolMy wife and I went to the movies last Saturday night. We saw A Star is Born which we both liked. But that's not the real story....when we walked up to the ticket counter, I asked for two adults. And then we heard a shocking but true response from the young man behind the counter. "Senior Discount?" We both looked at each other in shock and la …
What's in store for you
Posted By : Mitch TobolI stumbled across a list of jobs that are no longer in existence. Switchboard Operator Video Store Clerk Encyclopedia Seller Typist Projectionist Soda Jerk Linotype Operator Human Computer Pinsetter Telegraph Operator Gas Lamplighter Iceman/woman Then I wondered what jobs people are working today that will be gone within the next 10 years. Here …
A new meaning for turf shoe
Posted By : Mitch TobolThought this may bring a smile to your face or at least a shake of the head Nike is releasing a wild iteration of the Air Max 1 Golf...yes, grass sneakers. Nike may need to refocus it's creative team, or give them a huge bonus...I'm not sure. Dubbed the Nike Air Max 1 Golf "Grass," this wild style features a deep green turf-like upper, with g …
Authentic or Brutal
Posted By : Mitch TobolEvery year one of my friends reviews his relationships and categorizes them creating a top ten list. He has a bunch of criteria, some of which is strange but one particular point got me thinking. His top friends are those who can he be most authentic with. As he says, "...the people when I'm around I can be myself, say whatever pops into my head. …
2019
Posted By : Mitch TobolI'm back! I took off the last couple of years and now I'm resureecting my predictions blog. If you're interested...here's my record since 2007: 2007 - 1 for 7. (my rookie year:)2008 - 1 for 1 (gutsy picking one but it was spot on)2009 - 3 for 5 2010 - 2 for 32011 - 3 for 3!!! 2012 - 3 for 3!!!2013 I took a break, the launch of the new website t …
Make yourself at home
Posted By : Mitch TobolThis news might have you saying...Really !?!? Police in Ohio said a couple broke into a home, washed their clothes, then showered and fixed themselves some coffee before robbing the place last Monday. Luckily, a nearby family member of the homeowner confronted the couple with a gun and held them at gunpoint till the cops arrived. Police said …
A loaner
Posted By : Mitch TobolA week ago I was surfing through the internet finding the list of things I needed to do to get my iPhone 7 working again. Apparently, without reason, my phone stopped connecting to the network. No calls in or out and texts only if I was connected to WiFi. It left me wondering how I ever survived without a mobile phone. After reaching out to Appl …
Worth a scent?
Posted By : Mitch TobolIf you've ever wanted a fire to smell like Kentucky Fried Chicken you are in luck. KFC has partnered with Enviro-log to created the first firelog designed to emulate the smell of the fast food chain's Secret Recipe. "At KFC, we have always been proud of our role in bringing loved ones together at the dinner table around a bucket of our world-famo …
Male or Female?
Posted By : Mitch TobolSaturday fun :-) A group of adults were taking a computer science course at a local college. The professor wanted to have fun one day and divided the group by sex. Males on one side, females on the other. Then he told them to determine what gender the computer should be. The men voted unanimously that the computer should be referred to in the f …
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