Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin Group, says in his article, “Richard Branson on Office Ties and the Company Dress Code,” “It used to be that the one male in the room with an open neck (which was usually me) would be self-conscious about it (which wasn‚Äôt me). Nowadays, however, I am delighted to note that …
At my work desk, I have a round table by me that rarely gets used. It’s now an art pedestal for the 1400 Gallery. (The gallery being my workspace in the Tribune Tower). This particular work of art is three leaves laid out in a composition. One might say it’s inspired by Andy Goldsworthy. Or …
I bought my niece all the plush mascots keychains from the 2010 Winter Olympics. To make mailing stuffing to keep them from jostling around, I made 11×17 xerox enlargements of each figure. A couple extra copies were made to hang up in the 1400 Gallery. The tiny cute little keychain mascots become much bigger. A …
1) Hard drives need a computer to work I brought my laptop to a cafe to do some photo work. All my photos are on an external hard drive, so I packed up the drive and all its cords. I arrived at the cafe and ordered my food. While unpacking the hard drive system, I …
Spread some fun at work. Take your coworkers tape dispensers and write something fun on it. Give some smiley faces. Write a message. It’s only tape. You can even say that you are making their normal boring tape into super exciting tape! You coworkers will thank you. They might even return the favor and the …
Do you have a sticker library? Here’s some fun reasons to have stickers on file: — On the workplace pass-around birthday cards, you can sign with a fun sticker by your name — Instead of using tape on wrapping for presents, you can use stickers! — Cover envelopes with stickers — Place stickers in random …
Comic books that take place in the snow are so cool. I love arctic adventures. Two G.I. Joe comic books take place in Antarctica. One from 1989 (G.I. Joe Special Missions #20), the other from 2006 (G.I. Joe Special Missions “Antarctica”) The 1989 comic book is really cool, because the interior pages are printed on …
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In addition to such stamp greats like 50s cars, Yoda, and Hawaii; the Maldre stamp store now has new stamps available. And there is also measuring scale available to weigh your letters. Letters: 0 – 1 ounce: $0.44 1.01 – 2 ounces $0.61 2.01 – 3 ounces $0.78 3.01 ‚Äì 3.5 ounces: $0.95 Large Envelopes: …
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Want to know how to have death-ray vision on spiders? No more squishing the spiders with kleenex. Now you can simply eliminate the spider by looking at it. I will tell you how I was able to achieve this feat in 2010. I’m sitting at my desk in the Tribune Tower being a productive happy …
“Have a good weekend!” Co-workers wish each other this all the time. How about when you get back to work? I’m gonna start saying “Happy weekstart!”
I often throw crumble up paper and throw snowballs at my coworkers. Next time I will use Fun Size Snickers.
