To use a cliche, it feels like slipping on an old pair of comfortable shoes — ones you haven’t worn a while, but the contours of which still feel so familar. I still remember my way around, mostly, though my subway commute technique (where to stand on the platform, and such) could use some fine…
“Invisible” Octopus
Very cool. Via kraneland.
Fired for NOT smoking?
In Germany, it’s still OK to smoke in the workplace so long as your business is under a certain size. And now, Reuters reports, the owner of a 10-person IT firm has fired 3 of his staffers who don’t take advantage of this privilege — because they lobbied for a smoke-free workplace. “I can’t be…
Feeling like a competent parent
Alice Bradley of Finslippy conducted a little experiment this week that’s had hilarious results. She asked readers of her site to submit their worst parenting stories, and she presented the “winners” yesterday. If you’re a parent, and perhaps even if you aren’t, this is one of those blog posts that will crack you up and…