by Brent Zupp | Nov 10, 2018 | Words
Found this thread of old insults while browsing reddit post What old insults need to make a comeback? My favorite contribution was a long list of insults from famous politicians, authors and the like curated by redditor Jesse_James.
by Brent Zupp | Nov 5, 2018 | Words
I took my car into a Toyota dealership some weeks ago for a repair I thought Toyota should pay for. After stating I knew my car trouble was not the service rep’s fault, I noted that I did think Toyota should be asked to pay for the service. How the service rep.... by Brent Zupp | Oct 13, 2018 | Words
It’s like all the self-help bits of advice curated into one twelve item list…that repeats the f-word a lot. In case the title didn’t give it away, NSFW due to language. I found this “12 fucking rules for success” image about a year ago... by Brent Zupp | Oct 10, 2018 | Words
(Updated 11 October 2018 with Nissan section.) After binge-watching auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer’s YouTube videos, I needed to record some of what I’ve learned about the various car brands. Scotty has over 50 years of experience as an independent mechanic,... by Brent Zupp | Aug 1, 2018 | Words
Mike Rowe’s creed and philosophy is contained in The Sweat Pledge, which he has for sale as a poster on his Mike Rowe Works Foundation website. All proceeds go the foundation, which does a wonderful job (pun) promoting the dignity of work in general and work in... by Brent Zupp | Jun 2, 2017 | Featured, Words
Some think the seeds of life came from the Big Bang, but that misses a critical part of how the elements of life came to be.
by Brent Zupp | May 23, 2017 | Photos, Words
Because I’ve been told I’m part Slovenian but know nothing about my homeland, any time I encounter a reference to Slovenia, I’m all over it. I recently found this picture of a Dragon statue in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I don’t know where Ljubljana... by Brent Zupp | May 20, 2017 | Words
I’m reading a book by Edward de Bono titled, The Happiness Purpose. In it, he states something that I thought was counter-intuitive: [T]he price of freedom is decision. This didn’t make sense to me. I can agree that without the ability to decide, there is... by Brent Zupp | May 12, 2017 | Tweets, Words
I was watching the May 12th edition of Real Time with Bill Maher, and Obama’s former speech writer Jon Favreau was on and said this about Trump: Trump is a low-information voter who got elected president. ~ Jon Favreau, Former Barack Obama speechwriter Exactly...
