If you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing huddled in some nearby bushes, what would you do? Not to sound heartless, but I would keep walking. Survival of the fittest my friends, survival of the fittest. Besides, I'm not a vet. What would I do with … Continue reading Question of the Week #62
Money
Question of the Week #49
While parking late at night, you slightly scrape the side of a Porsche. You are certain no one else is aware of what happened. The damage is minor and would not be covered by insurance. Would you leave a note? There was a time when I would say no, I wouldn't. My logic would be … Continue reading Question of the Week #49
Question of the Week #44
You are offered $1,000,000 for the following act: Before you are ten pistols--only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away you do so a millionaire. Would you accept the risk? There was a time when … Continue reading Question of the Week #44
Nothing I Love More…
...Than having to pay for someone else's mistake. Yesterday, I got a notice in the mail informing me of a lack of payment on my personal property tax. This confused me because I put a check in the mail the week before it was due. The check hadn't cleared yet, but I figured that's just … Continue reading Nothing I Love More…
Day Twenty
A Hobby of Mine This is a tough one for me these days. I don't really have much of a hobby in the traditional sense anymore. For the majority of my years, I could say that my hobby was collecting comic books. But I'm not doing that anymore. I don't even have any of the … Continue reading Day Twenty
Day Twelve
Something I Am OCD About There are actually a couple things that cause the OCD in me to come to the surface. Sadly, one of those things is still strongly tied to my unfortunate time spent working for the bank. When I was running a teller drawer, all of my cash needed to be facing … Continue reading Day Twelve
The Magical ATM
In the world of banking, the people on the front lines of the industry are known as tellers. These are the people who are expected to help customers with all of their day to day banking needs. It is often a thankless and miserable position to hold. These are their stories. These are their legends… … Continue reading The Magical ATM
The Legend of a Douche Bag
In the world of banking, the people on the front lines of the industry are known as tellers. These are the people who are expected to help customers with all of their day to day banking needs. It is often a thankless and miserable position to hold. These are their stories. These are their legends… … Continue reading The Legend of a Douche Bag
Life Swap
Originally written in June of 2010... This is not my life. He thought that over and over again as he sat across the table from the beautiful girl that was offering him a phenomenal job. Two days ago, out of the blue, Devon got a call asking him to meet Angela Harper for lunch at … Continue reading Life Swap
5 Things to Teach Your College Freshman
The following list is aimed specifically at Virginia Tech, though I have no doubt it could very well apply to every college and university in the United States. Also, one would think that these are all common sense issues. But we all know that common sense is something that is severely lacking in today's culture. … Continue reading 5 Things to Teach Your College Freshman
The Confusing Middle 