No, we didn’t talk about domestic violence, although that would have been really interesting. Instead, the discussion around the water cooler this week was all about other parts of relationships, about taking breaks, about making up, and about longevity and how best to achieve it. The most interesting part, though, was about taking breaks, though. … Continue reading Water Cooler Musings: On Relationships
What is it about our lives that mean we’re never completely satisfied? Mick Jagger said it best. We just can’t seem to get no satisfaction. It’s really difficult to maintain that positive outlook when unfortunate things happen, or when we’ve had a bad day at work, or when the kids just won’t stop bugging you … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Satisfaction
Well, this week around the water cooler all the talk has been college basketball and, particularly, brackets. Don’t worry, I won’t bore you with all those details, but suffice it to say I am in first place at the moment in the NCAA pool and I’m hoping to stay there. The other guys around the … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Risk-Taking
Well, we’ve talked about dieting at the water cooler before (and don’t worry, we’ve talked more about that since, and I’ve got an update for you), but we hadn’t quite gotten into other habits before. Until now. The other day at the water cooler the topic of smoking just came up out of the blue, … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Smoking
Ah, political correctness, the buzz phrase of the late 20th century. It seemed like everyone was dying to be PC, and at the same time no one approved of being PC. How could that be? Simply put, because no one wanted to admit what everyone already knew: that being PC for PC’s sake was just … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On Being PC
I almost titled that “On the Simple Life,” but then I laughed out loud when I tried to type that. I see the Amish nearly every day, as I pass by their houses, by their barns, and by their wagons (with them inside) on my way to work and other pursuits. It’s one of the … Continue reading Sam’s Weekly Water Cooler Musings: On the Amish Way
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