The genie said, “I will grant you three wishes.”
The man thought for a moment and said, “For my first wish, I wish I had a thousand wishes.”
Vida Blue
STATUS: Retired Hero Vida Blue was one of the hardest-throwing pitchers of his era. He won both the Cy Young Award and the AL MVP award in 1971 at the age of 21. Though he was a Hall of Fame-caliber pitcher, Blue got caught up in MLB’s cocaine scandal in the early 1980’s, which likely […]
The Happy Decision Maker
Decision makers largely fall into two categories: Satisficers and Maximizers. Satisficers set a standard and once they find a choice that meets that standard, they choose it. Maximizers want to examine every choice out there and won’t make a decision until they consider every possible choice. In general, satisficers are happier. But how can you […]
How to Manage Your Sleep Time
Most of us have a lifestyle that challenges our ability to have a good night’s rest. To make time for getting things done, we often sacrifice sleep. But that is not how things should work. We should schedule things more flexibly. You might have to choose between sleep and something else that is as important […]
No More Snow Days
I live in Northern Virginia, and it seems like every winter the schools shut down for two weeks. Sometimes they shut down after a dusting of snow, presumably because the bus stops *might* be slippery. Other times they shut down at the mere threat of snow. Kids love the snow days, but they wreak havoc […]
The Frog Next Door
A gender-flipped modern retelling of The Frog-King, or Iron Henry from Grimm’s Fairy Tales Jan Caldwell was a divorced single mom with three handsome sons. But the youngest of her sons, Ash, was especially striking. Whenever his grandfather came to visit the grandsons, he would often tell the youngest that the sun was astonished whenever […]