by Mark O'Brien | Sep 19, 2016
Apparently presuming we’ve never been gainfully employed before now, the ink may not yet have dried on our birth certificates, or we still might be a tad disoriented from our tumble off the turnip truck, Recruitment Grapevine saw fit to contribute to the...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 12, 2016
I was absentmindedly listening to a conversation between two people the other day, when one of them said, “Nadi shodan.” I immediately, reflexively, but rather presciently (without intending any pun, of course) said, “Gesundheit.” Little did I...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 6, 2016
More than 20 years ago, I worked for The Travelers. That’s right: In those days, it was called The Travelers, as opposed to Travelers, it’s known today. I worked in the division that sold health insurance. That’s right: In those days, it was called...
by Mark O'Brien | Sep 2, 2016
Here we go again. Since common sense was replaced by ignorance and pedantry, we’ve been beleaguered by all manner of lists, reasons, how-to articles, how-not-to articles, and sundry claptrap intended to convince us (or remind us) we have no idea what we’re...
by Mark O'Brien | Aug 18, 2016
Good news! We now have even more reasons to justify our conducting ourselves like idiots — linguistically lazy idiots at that — and to rationalize our utter disrespect for language and its precepts. That’s right. The editors at Inc., apparently tired of doing...
