Top players should not have âJackassâ injuries
Emotions run high in a game of hockey, but when a valuable player goes down for an asinine play such as a meaningless fight, the team pays the price.
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Pizza Hutâs avant garde menu will top it off
There was a time when I was rewarded for my minor accomplishments with a trip to Pizza Hut. My parents would gather my good company together to enjoy an evening at a restaurant that served primarily pizza.
Productivity beats positive thinking
When youâre stressed, you relax. Although itâs good to wind down after a long day, relaxing when a job or assignment is unfinished may actually cause more long-term stress.
Not that kind of role model
The awkward years of adolescenceâweâve all been there. For many of us itâs an aspect of our life we donât revisit often. We tend to bottle up our past, repress memories, and avoid conversations where we open up about those âinnocentâ isolated incidents.
All you need is love?
Dear McDonaldâs advertising team: no word combination or phrase will ever make your company more appealing. You can use the word âloveâ over and over again, but you donât need to convince us that you love anything. Just keep churning out your delicious mutated meals and youâll be just fine.
The right to die
Brittany Maynardâa 29-year-old who was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumourâdecided to travel from California to Oregon where assisted suicide was legal, so she could âdie with dignity.â After the events, we were all left wondering about the ethical repercussion of such actions.
Let technology marinate
When new technology is released to the public there is often a party of people who approach it with absolute frenzy. The mystique of new technology is certainly alluring, since innovation is seen as a remarkable achievement.
There is nothing subtle about racism
It enters our conversations, appears on television, and is even broadcast in the news. Whether we go there on purpose or if it was just a Freudian slip of the tongue, subtle racism, like a chronic sore muscle, requires us to shrug it off or address it with a tight squeeze.
Toys R Us breaks bad news to children
On October 21, Toys R Us effectively pulled a series of Breaking Bad inspired action figures off their shelves after a petition conducted by a collective of mothers from Florida.
It doesnât matter what your name is
A large portion of my job involves networking, performing cold calls, attending events, and introducing myself to strangers.