Category: Humor

Enjoy Ron Culberson's insights on a variety of topics

Think Like TV to Make Work More Fun

Jason Fried suggested a great way to get real input about products and services.  As a way to evaluate one of their premiere software programs, Basecamp, he conducted a mock roast of the software just like you’d see on Comedy Central.  His employees targeted the problems with the software in a fun environment allowing them […]

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Whose Responsibility Are You?

OK, let’s talk about personal responsibility. Do you think we can all agree that sometimes things just don’t work out the way we expect? Accidents happen. We experience disappointments. We step in dog poop on the way in the house. That’s just life. Things happen. But we don’t need to sue someone just because we […]

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Traffic Safety Mimes – Really?

In Caracas, Venezuela, the government has deployed more than 100 mimes to police street corners and to “gesture” to speeders and jaywalkers as a way to improve walking and driving habits. Maybe it’s just me but if a mime shook his finger at me, I think it would increase my road rage.  And I can […]

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Making Remodeling Fun

My friend and fellow Rotarian Bob Benedict, owner of Northwood Construction, has created a great way to not only get the word out about his company, but to make someone’s remodeling experience more fun. It’s called Worst 2 First Remodeling and will give someone a free remodeling of their powder room – if it’s judged […]

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Treehotel Is Not For the Birds!

OK, so this new Treehotel falls into the category of done well and really fun.  The Treehotel in Harads, Sweden was built, literally, in the trees.  The six treerooms are located in unspoiled nature just outside this small town of 600 people. Here is a short description from their website: The idea behind Treehotel is […]

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Religion and Humor: A Match Made in Heaven

There is a great article in USA Today about the intersection of humor and religion.  It focuses on whether there is a place in religion for humor.  You can read the article here:  Religion Hits the Comedy Circuit As a humorist and someone who has served on my church’s Board of Deacons and Board of […]

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Hallmark Enters the Jobless Market

I recently read where Hallmark has created a line of greeting cards for people who have lost their jobs.  For instance, one card might read, “Don’t think of it as losing your job, think of it as a time out between stupid bosses.” While I’m all about making difficult times more fun, I’m wondering how […]

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Don't Smile?

A study from Michigan State University reported that customer service employees who fake smile throughout the day end up with a worse mood and withdraw from work, which affects productivity. But if the same workers focus on something positive, such as a recent vacation, it genuinely affects their mood and they withdraw less. Read the […]

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Oh, The Irony

There is a Facebook group called, “I Hate Reading.” Here’s the irony. The members keep up with each by reading their posts. Duh. .

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Unfortunate, but Funny

This falls into the category of unfortunate but funny.  In The Week, it was reported that an elderly British man with poor vision had mistakenly been dropping his mail for two years into a box designed to collect dog poop.  Further, he had complained a number of times to the mail authorities about his mail […]

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