Tue 31 Jul 2007 – 11.55
Summer is supposed to be the time when people relax. We take days off, we go to the beach, we drink lemonade on people’s back porch and talk about nothing.
Um, yea. Not quite.
posted by Scott in careers, life.
– 10.09
Ugh, those annoying interview questions. While I personally have been hearing fewer and fewer of them over the years, they remain part of the absurd ritual that most most job-hunters have to undertake.
Here’s an article on what those questions actually mean, and what sort of answers employers are looking for. Take it with a grain of salt, of course, because every employer is looking for something different. Still, a good read.
posted by Scott in careers.
How to give a speech like Lincoln
Mon 30 Jul 2007 – 10.09
While some might argue that everyone in the 19th century was a better wordsmith and aurator than the current day knuckleheads, I for one think that Abe Lincoln was one of the more brilliant speakers and writers of his age.
From Lifehacker comes tips on how to emulate him, and how to give a speech that is sure to be remembered. I suppose the same is true for blog posts. But one of the tips is “revise, revise, revise”, which I never do while blogging. Oops.
posted by Scott in life.
Sun 29 Jul 2007 – 10.13
This one’s all about saving money on everyday things. Now, most of this is common sense, but there are a lot of folks out there who are, in terms of sense, far from common. MSN Money has the article.
Take a read, do stuff like this:
Never pay retail. “Everything’s negotiable,” says Bach, who learned this money lesson from his grandmother. “Almost everywhere she went, she could talk the price down,” he says. And that’s still perfectly acceptable in many retail situations, he says.
posted by Scott in personal finance.
Sat 28 Jul 2007 – 20.37
In Toronto, with fans of the Keith and the Girl show, Scott busts out his iPod for some impromptu podcasting with new-found Canadian friends.
Keith and the Girl Show
Scott’s photos from Toronto - here, here, here and here
Amber MacArthur, from CommandN is from PEI
Brother Love Rocks!
Listen Now
Download Episode 031 (.m4a, 1:00:05, 28.4 MB)
posted by Scott in podcasts.
16 Ways to Eat Healthy on the Cheap
– 10.25
Most twentysomethings do their own grocery shopping. In case your mother didn’t tell you, you realised it for youself at some point — healthy food costs more than junk food. Just compare the price of Tropicana OJ to Coke on a per-volume basis. OJ is about 20x the price, considering you can get a 3L for $1.29.
From a cool blog called Get Rich Slowly, comes a series of tips on how to save cash at the supermarket while not resorting to a diet of Ramen noodles and those mini jugs of coloured sugar-water. Here’s one I’ve been doing for years:
6. Tuna Cans. Canned tuna is cheap & contains as much protein as meat. Alternate tuna with eggs, meat & whey. You’ll easily get to your daily amount of protein.
posted by Scott in health & fitness, personal finance.
America’s Growing Caffeine Addiction
Fri 27 Jul 2007 – 10.31
It’s no secret that Americans like a good cup of coffee. I would argue that it’s coffee, not oil, that get’s out country up and running every morning. But lately, the world is turning even faster, and to keep up, we need a double dose of “Vitamin C”.*
From MSNBC comes an article about the Army Ranger who invented a brand of super-strength coffee that has grown successful thanks to it’s soldier branding. It also highlights other bizarre-o caffeinated products like soaps, which will leak directly into the skin during your morning shower. Americans are drinking, eating, and using caffeine like never before.
* - note the false science in this post are striclty for ironical/humourous purposes. The Earth is not spinning any faster than usual and Vitamin C is something entirely different.
posted by Scott in coffee, health & fitness.
Sex and Stress: According to the Germans
Thu 26 Jul 2007 – 10.39
In America, there is a great deal of chatter about “stress”. Oprah, and her crew have bastardised the word so that nowadays it’s the sort of thing that no one takes seriously — just have some flavoured tea and a bubble bath. And of course everyone like to talk about sex, even if they’re not having it. *cough*
Here’s a new look at the downward spiral of having rare sex and having no sex at all, and how stress fits in with it. Interesting to hear an alternative view on things from our friends in Europe.
And, to make matters worse for sexless workaholics, the extra work cuts into their would-be sex time. “Sexual frustration prevents you from being able to reduce your stress,” Beer observes. In other words, no sex leads to even less sex.
Bad news, it seems.
posted by Scott in health & fitness, relationships.
Wed 25 Jul 2007 – 15.43
Many twentysomethigns aren’t rolling in the dough, yet we still want to have a good time while out on the dating scene. From Yahoo! Personals come a list of ways to paint the town, without spending a week’s paycheck on some fancy pants dinner. Here’s a sample:
17. Go wine tasting. Most wineries charge around $5 for a tasting of five different wines — plus, you’ll get to keep the glass as a souvenir of your date.
posted by Scott in relationships.
Tue 24 Jul 2007 – 15.43
Not exactly the 12 Uses of Dragon’s Blood, but here is a cool list of household tips that will make that can of WD-40 ever so useful. Here’s my favourite:
15. Have a nasty piece of gum on your favorite shoes? WD-40 will clean it right off.
posted by Scott in life.