Pet Please #46: Broken Parking Meters
You’re late for happy hour. You know your friends are waiting. You see a parking spot not far from the bar. You parallel park like a pro. You reach for some coins for the parking meter… …and it’s empty. Great, just great. You could be sipping a fuzzy navel right now, but instead, you have [...]
The Tournament of Cuteness
Let the games begin! Last week in an entry about how we all think our own pet or baby is the cutest of all pets and babies, I decided to create a Tournament of Cuteness. The blog will continue as usual, but included in each daily entry will be at least one head-to-head matchup for [...]
TGIF
A coworker and I were talking last week about Fridays. She said that her favorite thing to do on a Friday after work was go out for happy hour. I was a little surprised, because I’m the exact opposite. On Friday after work, the last thing I want to do is go out. I want [...]
The Great Wedding Gift Debate Survey Results
Apparently you all are awesome, because 108 people took my wedding gift survey. This means that for the first time in the history of mankind, we have conclusive data about when you should buy people wedding gifts (answer: pretty much always if you’re attending the wedding) and how you should determine how much to spend. [...]
Public Displays of Affection
The way people choose to express their affection for each other in public is fascinating to me. It’s completely different than physical affection in private, because with PDA, you’re walking a fine line between social norms and personal intimacy. I’ve seen all kinds of PDA. I’ve seen a woman in Paris pin her man against [...]
Is It Cheating If Your Mind Wanders?
I recently had a discussion with a few friends about the places your mind is allowed to go during sexual acts with a significant other. Is it cheating–or wrong in some way–for you to think about someone else? Before you jump to your answer, I ask you this: Have you ever thought about someone else [...]
You Decide: Should I Go on This Date?
This is something I’ve never tried before, and I’ll probably never do it again. Here is your chance to determine if I go on a date with Maria (I changed her name in case she wants to post under her real name in the comments in the future). Maria recently saw my profile on Match.com [...]
Important One-Question Survey!
Run, don’t walk over to Blank Slate Press to vote on the best book cover for my publishing company’s first novel. If you sign up for the mailing list, you could win a signed first edition of The Samaritan. Thanks so much! http://blankslatepress.wordpress.com/ Also, I have a friend in St. Louis who is looking for [...]
No One Decides Quickly and Everyone’s a Good Friend
…or a more boring title would be “Survey Results.” Because that’s what today is all about. I want to thank everyone who took my crazy little survey last week. 47 people filled it out, and the 23rd person (you know who you are) was randomly selected by random.org to receive my copy of Rework by [...]
Who Is the Ultimate Man?
Over the years, there have been dozens of men who were the ultimate men of their time. Guys like Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, and Bruce Campbell. But lately, thanks to a squadron of loyal fans and some very effective marketing campaigns, there are a few men that have become the very personification of the ultimate [...]
The Panties Poll
“We were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely. And uh, I happen to look over at a certain point during the meal and see a waitress taking an order, and I found myself wondering what color her underpants might be. Her panties. Uh, odds are they are probably basic white, cotton, [...]
Welcome to My Sheets
A few weeks ago, I noticed that there was a small hole in the fitted sheet on my bed. No problem. It didn’t affect my sleep. Then I caught my toe in the hole and it got a little bigger. That was followed by a dream that placed my entire foot in the hole. Soon [...]
The Question of Windfall
Before you read today’s blog, please answer the following question: I think this is a great question about human behavior. The logically “correct” answer is that you’d choose the monthly payments for a total cashflow of $1,200. That’s 20% higher than the $1,000. The odds that you could make a 20% return over the next [...]
Is There a Perfect Woman for Me? Survey Results!
Last week, I created a survey and posted a link to it on my blog, craigslist, Facebook, and Twitter. The intent of the survey was to determine if there is such thing as the “perfect woman” out there for me–on paper, at least. I thought I’d get somewhere between 15-20 people to respond to the [...]
The Strip Club
I should preface this post by saying that I have neither the interest nor the financing for opening a strip club. However, today I thought of a great name for a strip club: Indulgents Clever, eh? Here’s the catch: I can’t figure out if it’s a good name for a strip club where people watch [...]
Which List Length of Favorites Are You Most Likely to Read?
Okay, this is the last survey in this chain. I’m curious about the optimal list length for favorites and recommendations. Like, favorite restaurants or recommended things to do. Thanks for your insight!
Which List Length of Funny Things Are You Mostly Likely to Read?
Think about this question in the context of “Top” lists, like Letterman’s Top 10 or the types of lists I post about Halloween, etc.
Which Entries Did You Like This Week?
Please shape the future of this blog by indicating all entries that you liked this week. Thanks!
What's the Best Length for You?
You may notice that I post a lot of lists on this blog. I do that because lists are easy to read and easy to skim. They’re idea for the blog format. One other interesting quality about lists is that you know what you’re getting into when you read a subject line. Maybe you read [...]
Poll: Posts I've Never Posted
I keep a running list of blog ideas/topics. Some are categorized under various categories (Pet Peeves/Pleases, Management Tactics, Brilliant Ideas, etc.), while most are just lumped under “Truthbits.” (If you’re curious, I use the free version of Backpack as my list software.) I’ve noticed over time that if I don’t write about an entry when [...]
To Hold or Not to Hold?
A few weeks ago, Trevor sent me a query for the blog that got pushed back by my infatuation with happiness last week (by the way, did anyone try that exercise? I’m really quite curious if my results match up with anyone else’s. The exercise itself is quite gratifying). Here it is: Trevor was pumping [...]
What Would You Have Done?
In today’s “What Would You Have Done?”, an ongoing segment that I just made up, I pose the following situation to you: Today I was walking across my gated parking lot to the back door of my apartment building when I noticed something strange. There was a two-door car parked near the door–I’ve seen this [...]
Official Bachelor Party Results
This past Sunday, I posted an entry and a poll about what you’re allowed to do at your bachelor party. I was looking to establish some universal rules and guidelines about bachelor parties. Below are my conclusions and a few observations. Note that these results are based on the assumption that 30 people voted on [...]
