One of my favorite old songs is "I Get Ideas". The essence of the love for the song stems from the fact that when I do get an idea, usually on the kooky side, the idea won't go away until I act on it by either boring my family with it or, expressing it with... Continue Reading →
“Saving” Money
Let me take you back now to 1991. While waiting for some financial people to apply for a mortgage, I chose to kill time by browsing in a book store. I happened to pick up a book about advertising. The first line in the book was --- "All advertising is bulls--t" I'm not a big... Continue Reading →
Empathic vs. Emphatic?
"Empathic Listening". This story is 100% true. I've subtitled this brief ditty: "Bob's Attempt at Nuanced Leadership". Malcolm is a department manager reporting to me, the Operations Mgr. He has a problem. His management approach is best described as bigoted bullying. But, as his boss, it’s my responsibility to give him the opportunity to correct his behavior. Too many managers believe... Continue Reading →
The Garage Gallery
"....... a lot like falling in love."
Let Us Spray
"I used this form of corporal punishment ..... "
Pepi
"Everyone knows Lonnie."
Presenting the First Nationally Televised Jigsaw Puzzle Assembly Competition.
. No football games to watch at the so moment so I'm TV surfing. Just saw a few small groups of young “fans” watching bowling, chess, and curling (sweeping the nation?) and cheering wildly for each strike, checkmate, or however they score in curling. Why not jigsaw puzzle assembly? Imagine the silence as nothing happens. O.K. It’s a... Continue Reading →
“Think” — for Yourself.
"it's not my fault"
Colledge
"3 credits short
Coming Soon!
A Family Odyssey.
Volckerno — Getting to be a “thing”.
Just a quick refresher --- A Volkerno is the stock market's response to the Chairman of the Federal Reserve speaking into a microphone, usually to tell the world how the American economy is on its death bed. Volkerno is named after Paul Volker, "who served as the 12th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1987",... Continue Reading →
Shock Treatment
The faster the changes come, the more it appears that chaos is nigh.
Formaldehyde, Epoxy, Resin, and Wrinkle Free, Can you say “Class Action”?
Back in April of this year, I published an article detailing my battle with skin rashes. Looking for a name for the rashes, I found something called "contact dermatitis" which is very close in appearance. https://wordpress.com/post/bobzodyssey.com/302 The article was intended to humorously explain how I deduced from the locations of the rashes that the cause... Continue Reading →
The Cost of Prejudice
I’ve been laboring over several long articles and in the process getting nothing done for publication. It’s my blog. I can make new rules if I so desire. New Rule: If I have a brief anecdote worth sharing, I will publish it! The title of this one refers to a monumentally stupid stock trading decision I made in... Continue Reading →
Feral Pigs and Decapitated Children
"Now imagine she's white!",
Big Words
He needs a shower and a beer.
Axe Marketing Plan
“Axe me about Home Security”
Axe Throwing
Since retiring I have a lot of extra time on my hands. I get up early and stay up relatively late, seldom sleeping more than 7 hours. I stay busy with home improvements, exercising, the stock markets, reading, and TV. Still there are days when it seems I just don’t have enough to do. This morning as I... Continue Reading →
BOB.
Photo by Los Muertos Crew on Pexels.com There are a lot of guys out there, like me, named Bob, and one, unlike me, named Baab(pronounced bob), which I’ll get to later. The internet has many clever websites extolling the virtues of one of the most likeable palindromes in the English language. The formal version of Bob,... Continue Reading →
CEO, BOB
My daughter recently explained to me why I have between zero and no “followers”.
Vitale and Viviana
Rabbits are from Italy
Today
"The nozzles are ---- wearing hoods"
Kaaaayyyy???
"Apparently, Bill agreed with everything."
Christopher Chicken
"Chris was a marketing guy"
The Garage Gallery
"....... a lot like falling in love."
Room Available
I wish I could write simultaneously while assembling a puzzle. I was, just a moment ago, attempting to assemble the most difficult section of the Springbok puzzle shown below. Specifically, the upper left-hand corner had me stymied. Taking one piece at a time, which might be a match, as I normally do, and attempting to find the correct... Continue Reading →
Redux: “Pleased to Meet You”
Why am I publishing this one again? Because it's my blog and I'm particularly proud of it. Puzzling (the verb) is becoming a large part of our lives now that we are “social distancing”, which is not new to me. I experienced a lot of it in high school for many reasons unrelated to any... Continue Reading →
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