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Just in time for lunch hour, Readers Digest has a handy list of 15 ways to maximize your lunch hour.
No, it’s not a list of ways to squeeze work into your lunch hour. But it is heavy on ways to eat healthier and with greater ease. And yes, there’s a suggestion or two to get […]

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Regular readers of this blog will remember that before the writer’s strike, I did a weekly rundown of episodes of NBC’s The Office.
You can imagine my delight when I rang up my TIVO last night and saw that The Office was back.
The Dinner Party was The Office’s version of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? […]

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There’s no doubt that the 1980s was the golden age of cable access shows. In this age of video cameras that fit in your pocket and You Tube stardom, it’s hard to imagine now the sheer innocence and experimentation that people felt when suddenly they could be on the TV too!
Best Week Ever has a […]

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Just cause I still stand behind the notion that most of the jokes suck (did you see what Google did to Gmail today? ANNOYING!) I will give one good one.
Good joke.

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Now, having said the below…
Here is a nifty list of some all time great office pranks you can pull on your co-workers this April Fools Day, or any day.
10. Install the Blue Screen of Death Screensaver
9. Fake a Desktop with Screenshot Wallpaper
8. Schedule a Phone Call with a Text-to-Speech Message from Wakerupper.com
7. Fill an Office […]

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I don’t know about you, but April Fools day annoys me. On the one hand, most of your so-called hilarious April Fools jokes suck. On the other hand, I have to spend the day being slightly on guard. God forbid any good or bad news comes my way. I have to spend the day being […]

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I think Careerbuilder clearly “gets” this social media thing.
h/t cheezhead

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March Madness starts next week, and the days of cursing your job silently all day because you’re missing all the action… they’re over.
You can watch every single game, online… for free… over at CBS Sports. You do have to register, but still. Free, people!
It seems like just yesterday that they were beginning to experiment with […]

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A weekly wrap-up of the forwards, email, jokes, You Tube videos and water cooler chatter making its way around America’s offices this week.
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You’ve seen some of these clips here before. And I hate the song. Still, it’s a decent compilation.
In honor of Wednesday.

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This Sunday marks the final episode of HBO’s The Wire. I’m sure most of you have never seen it. I’m sure a lot of you have had friends rhapsodize about how wonderful it is.
Let me join the chorus. Not only do the 5 seasons of The Wire represent the greatest achievement in television history, The […]

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