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Observing Observational Humor

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld has gotten very rich from his brand of observational humor.

Observational humor is when someone finds humor in the mundane things that they observe around them.

Stereotypical Seinfeld jokes often start with the phrases, [more...]

Dealing With Annoying People

Friday, January 29th, 2010

You’ve seen examples of some of them in episodes of Seinfeld and other TV sitcoms.

On TV, they can be pretty funny to watch.

But dealing with them in real life is a whole different experience. [more...]

I Can Hear You Breathing

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

An old staple of television sitcoms is a line that stand-up comedians use when they’re bombing and their audience is sitting silently, instead of laughing: “I know you’re out there — I can hear you breathing.”

The fact that this Web site gets an average of over 4,000 visits each day from more than 100 countries tells me that “you’re out there,” even though [more...]

People Don’t Want Privacy?

Monday, January 11th, 2010

This is my Web site.

Over the years, I’ve posted a lot of personal stories about the struggles that I’ve been through and the lessons that I’ve learned.

But I’ve always done it “anonymously”: You won’t find my [more...]

No Magic Pill Or Silver Bullet

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

For the past few years, I’ve taken several dietary supplements every day, after researching each and every one of them, as well as my need for them.

My doctor has long been aware in agreement with everything that I take, and has repeatedly urged me to write a book about how I successfully made dramatic improvements to my health. [more...]

Ultruism 2

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

A month ago, I mentioned what could arguably be “the ultimate act of recycling” — recycling your body after you die.

Now a Scottish company has developed an environmentally friendly new process called “Resomation,” that would [more...]

Looking Too Good To Eat

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

We all know that the hamburgers that we see on fast-food commercials always look much bigger, thicker, juicier and more appetizing than the ones that they actually serve us when we go out to eat.

I’ve noticed that one way the commercial makers do that is by [more...]

Good For Your Brain

Monday, November 30th, 2009

You’ve been doing it since before you were born.

You do it when you’re bored.

And when you’re tired. [more...]

The Mentalist - Spoiler Alert

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Years ago, I predicted that at the end of Bob Newhart’s Vermont-based Newhart sitcom, it would be revealed that that entire series had just been a bad dream of his character, Dr. Robert Hartley, on his earlier sitcom, The Bob Newhart Show. Several months later, at the very end of the very last episode of Newhart, my prediction [more...]

Workplace Software Piracy

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Have you ever used any pirated software?

Do you have any pirated software on your computer right now?

Does the organization that you work for have any pirated software? [more...]