He had no experience or qualifications and left the job application form mostly blank, but landed the $110,000 government job anyway

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When Taylor Teepell applied for the job of Director of the Division of Community Development, a position within the Florida…

Typo of the day

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This headline appeared in the Kennebec Journal (which serves Kennebec County, Maine). I seriously doubt that Il Donalduce has any…

Eileen deVilla takes on Toronto’s opioid crisis

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That’s Eileen on the left, and Toronto Board of Health Chair Joe Mihevc on the right. Next to my sister…

In memory of Glenn Campbell

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 Rhinestone Cowboy and interview with Johnny Carson (Live on the Tonight Show, 1975) Gentle on My Mind (Live, with…

One pragmatic lesson you should take from the (former) Google “manifestbro”

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No matter where you stand on the firing of James Damore — whom I prefer to refer to as “the…

“Charisma on Command’s” lessons in negotiation and power dynamics from “Game of Thrones”

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If you want to get better at handling social situations and want to be entertained at the same time, take…

Peter Schorsch at Café con Tampa

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Café con Tampa is a weekly gathering where people interested in the issues that affect Tampa Bay and the world beyond…

Why you want someone else to review your work

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“This design needs a little something...I’ve got it! I’ll make the letters reflect in the water, and...perfect!” Sometimes you’re a…

Headline juxtaposition of the day

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And yes, in case you haven’t seen that story yet, not only did the security robot story actually happen... ...but the robot…

The dangers of smartphone distraction at meetings, as seen in “Friends from College”

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Sometimes you can find workplace lessons in the strangest of places. One of those places is the opening bit from the…