Category Archive for ‘Everyday Nonsense’

Sep 16
2008

Golden Parachutes

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,040 views | Reading Time 2:32

Lately, we’ve been hearing news about executives of failing businesses receiving millions of dollars upon exiting their position. Sometimes, the exits are removals, firings, or basic business collapses leaving the company in ruins. Is it fair that an executive in charge of a company receives millions while the employees and shareholders are left with nothing? […]

Sep 12
2008

Integrity Sold

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,316 views | Reading Time 2:37

We have all seen the commercials on television, in print, and online featuring precious events or heartfelt moments rightfully labeled as “priceless.” But, is there really anything that doesn’t have a price on it in our world today? Take anything you can possibly think of and I’m sure that you and I, rational individuals, can […]

Sep 10
2008

Attack Mentality

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,477 views | Reading Time 3:46

Over the past few decades, it appears that the American demeanor has been migrating towards an attack mentality. To be more specific, people are becoming more likely to instantaneously flip the switch to defensive attack measures rather than completely hear an opposition idea, thought, statement, or suggestion. Personally, I see this within myself at times […]

Sep 5
2008

Who Cares

by in Everyday Nonsense | 1,923 views | Reading Time 3:17

There’s a saying that seems to be the basic idea of living these days. It goes a little something like this, “It’s my life and I can do what I want to.” On top of that, there is a growing sentiment amongst our society that everything is ok as long as what you are doing […]

Sep 4
2008

Needless Accidents

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,362 views | Reading Time 2:26

Our justice system is one of our country’s most defining achievements, but should we be happy with its current state? Throughout our past, lawmakers have tried to institute fairness within our legal system and protect the rights of the individual. The simple fact and idea that everyone is innocent until proven guilty provides a sense […]

Sep 3
2008

Kidults

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,581 views | Reading Time 2:55

When did you leave the nest and enter the scary real world? Did you leave home right after high school or after college? Did your parents let you come back home after college and enter society later? Today’s world has created an array of barriers forcing our younger generations to rethink their exit strategy from […]

Sep 2
2008

Insurance Weight

by in Everyday Nonsense | 1,982 views | Reading Time 3:16

A while back, I wrote an article about the airline industry potentially charging customers based upon their weight. The idea I ran across actually came from a person who used to work at Yahoo and posted a comment about the possibility on his personal blog. Today, I ran across another similar weight based cost issue. […]

Aug 29
2008

You’ve Been Screened

by in Everyday Nonsense | 1,878 views | Reading Time 3:01

Do you screen your phone calls? How about email? Do you even screen the knocks on your door? Sure, if you’re reading this and you’re not 5 years old, I will bet money that you have chosen to screen someone in each and every one of the above situations. There are untold instances where we […]

Aug 28
2008

Fuel Consumption Future

by in Everyday Nonsense | 3,164 views | Reading Time 3:45

Fuel consumption, gas prices, energy creation, and green house gases are just a few of our hot topic issues these days. We are all worried about the costs at the pump, our demand for oil, our environmental issues from burning fuel, and also the costs associated with heating our houses during fall and winter. Researchers, […]

Aug 26
2008

Volume Cheating

by in Everyday Nonsense | 1,943 views | Reading Time 4:33

Are you really getting the amount of gas you have purchased each time you go to the gas station? We all like to think so. I ran across a story detailing maintenance checks on gas pumps throughout our country and it leaves a gaping hole which we could be paying for. How can we ever […]