The Technologically Overstimulated Army

Another Way To Look At Things By Jim Calder Do you have trouble focusing? Find that you are staying up later and later on the computer? Feel like you can never just focus your attention on one thing or project? The solution is simple, turn all your shit off permanently and go see a doctor. [...]

Join The “Construction People”

By Jim Calder I am in the construction business, and have been for several years now. I don’t physically build houses, buildings, roads, etc. What I have been trying to build—or better yet to help build—are people. On our team, the “construction people” we believe that the more people that do well increases our chances [...]

The New Day

The Age of the Worker By Jim Calder We live in a new age. An age where the worker is valued above all else. For years companies have devalued you as the employee by cutting your pay, increasing your hours, freezing your salary all in the name of the economy and more. That day is [...]

Respect for the Race

And Drinking On Sunday By Jim Calder As I am writing this I just watched the completion of the Pro Cycling Tour TD Bank North Philadelphia International Cycling Championship. This year I was a little busy with some other projects and didn’t make it out to Manayunk nor a quick walk down the the Ben [...]

Choose Your Words and More Importantly Your “Type” Wisely

Robert J. Ottaviani We should all be serving a sentence for committing a heinous crime on the English language. We have blatantly over used, over exaggerated and over indulged ourselves with a misappropriation of words, phrases, and slang. We are guilty as charged. All of us! Let’s take a look at some misguided verbiage we [...]

Did You Know

05.15.2010 A cup of drip brewed coffee has about 115 milligrams of caffeine, an espresso (and percolated coffee) about 80mg, while instant coffee has about 65mg of caffeine. Decaffeinated coffee is not totally caffeine free, containing about 3mg of caffeine. A 8oz can of Coca-Cola has about 23mg of caffeine, Pepsi Cola 25mg, Mountain Dew [...]

7 Things That I Learned From A Bad Boss

By Jim Calder Have you ever had a bad boss? No, I mean a really bad boss. A boss that would micromanage you because she didn’t know how to run the department. A boss who whispers, whines and talks in circles. A boss who only cares about how many hours you spend in the office [...]

Learn To Say No To The Wrong Ideas

By Jim Calder Anyone can have ideas. Many are fooled into thinking that just coming up with an idea is the hard work, when in reality it is the easiest part. I just had an idea for a screenplay. It is about a relationship between a man and his cat. It is a dark emotional [...]

An Interview with Blog Expert Seth Godin

By Jim Calder I am recommitting myself this week. Not to a church, a school or a person but to the art of blogging. I was born a writer and I hope to be remembered as one someday. A new mini goal of mine is to blog on a regular basis. I feel that it [...]

The Elements

By Robert J. Ottaviani The Greyness And we awoke again under a cold, grey brooding sky that gave no promise of better days. The tree’s remained leafless and colorless with no indication of the possibility of ever bearing fruit again. Birds chose to stay flightless and clung to branches with no motivation to soar free [...]

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