In the office world, there are only a handful of things to look forward to. You might get an entertaining email or two. There is the day when the cleaning people come and remove that two-week old salad and its stench from your break room refrigerator. There is the chance of finding a fresh(ish) pot […]
Dear Old Navy employee, Greetings and a heartfelt salutations to you. You may remember me from a bit earlier today as I stood out quite a bit. While everyone else visiting the Old Navy today was interested in trying on armfuls of brightly colored dresses, I was the gentleman who wanted to try on a […]
Mondays can be rough. In the immortal words of the great Garfield, “I hate Mondays,” and keep in mind that is the sentiment of a cat. All he really has to do every Monday is nap in the sunlight near a window and groom himself. Imagine how he would feel if he were human. I […]
DEAR NATHAN: Have you any advice for how a person can handle mornings better? No matter what I do, I start off every work day irritated and grumpy. I love the mornings, and even get up early so I can enjoy sitting with my coffee and relax before heading out the door. But as soon […]
Around ten o’clock today, I took my usual coffee break at work. My eight o’clock coffee had just begun to wear off, so to prevent any sort of unfortunate incidents due to a lack of caffeine, I headed to the break room for preventative caffeination. As I poured a cup of mediocre but nevertheless […]
The world is full of terrors. There are countless bad things looming at any minute. Car crashes, robberies, super-giant alien robot attacks all just seconds away at any point in time. For me, these things are all terrifying (particularly the robot item) but there is a fate worse than death to me. I would gladly […]
There are lots of things that can give a person a complex. For instance, next time you are having dinner with someone, casually wipe the side of your mouth every couple of minutes. The other person is sure to assume that they have a gigantic blob of something on their face. It can create hours […]
Tik-tik-tik-tik… A couple of months ago, I bought a watch. Up until that point, every time I wanted to know what time it was, I was forced to do the Cell Phone Shake. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about because you do not own a cell phone (or pants for that matter), […]
The Life and Times of Nathan Badley... 