Category Archives: rant

Every company should hire a laid-off journalist

Aaron Crowe

I’ve thought this for a long time, but it really struck me today in two separate events: Every business should hire a journalist if it wants to be successful.
What would a journalist do for a company? Many things, which I’ll get to in a bit, but up high on that list is checking for [...]

Pajama jeans. Really?

Just what America needs, another excuse to dress like a slob and wear pajamas outside of the house.
As someone who works out of his home as a freelance writer/editor and works most of the day in sweatpants, I realize I don’t have much room to talk here. But come on, pajamas disguised as jeans? Why?
I’m [...]

In a pineapple under the sea

Emma and I have made the jump to Spongebob Squarepants in yet another sign that my 5-year-old is growing up and expanding her sense of humor to “bum” jokes.
It’s the type of transition that every parent sees sooner or later — from sweet, innocent child to the kind of kid who laughs when a cartoon [...]

Rant on John Tesh

This originally appeared on WalletPop.com, a personal finance Web site I write and edit at.
Bizarro World, where everything runs backwards, has taken over the NBA, and I somehow missed the boat.
John Tesh, who you wouldn’t mistake for hip if he smacked you upside the head with his new-age guitar, is sponsoring a contest that gives [...]