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​Menage â fourple for $200, Alex

3/3/2019

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The secrets of great leaders, the absence of sex questions on Jeopardy, and making plans for a killer eulogy, all submitted for your intellectual stimulation this week…

  1. People who believe in astrology think there are only twelve types of people in the world. This might have made sense when there were only twelve people in the world, but it seems like a really limited view today.
  2. Top ten finalist in the worst advice I have ever received: Wait for your passion to appear to you. It turns out that passion is not very punctual.
  3. Whether you’re leading a protest march or taking the kids to Disney World, the most critical equipment for your day is a comfortable pair of shoes. 
  4. I suddenly realized that Jeopardy never has any categories about sex. That’s probably because the contestants were too busy memorizing trivia to spend time dating.
  5. It turns out that people are pretty much what you expect them to be. Whatever we anticipate must come through in how we interact with them, and they end up responding in kind.
  6. You can measure the quality of a funeral by how often they call the person by his full name or refer to him in context of scripture or global values rather than their actual lives. Note to self: Make friends with someone much younger who knows how to tell a good story.
  7. A great leader doesn’t convince people to adopt his vision. He convinces them to see his approach as the way to achieve their own visions.
  8. Some controversies are so heated that I’ll look at the original transcript to get a better understanding. Often, it will boil down to a single word or sentence that gave offense, and I can’t figure out how anyone got exercised about it in the first place.
 
Audience participation time: What’s the worst advice you ever received? Add it to the comments section and all of us can commiserate.
 
Here’s a clue you won’t see on Jeopardy: Click here. And the correct question is, “How can I subscribe to dadwrites.” Mr. Trebek would be so proud.
 

3 Comments
STEVE
3/4/2019 04:02:27 pm

When interviewing for a job I asked a friend for advice, and he said "tell them you will take whatever they offer..."

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David Brimm
3/4/2019 04:57:18 pm

Worst advice? Go to Hebrew school. You'll get rewarded at your Bar Mitzvah. .

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John T
3/17/2019 12:47:51 pm

When my mother suggested that I should call that nice boy I just met in Mrs. Souber's class

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