"The only explanation that makes sense to me is that [procrastination is] some sort of self-protection mechanism to prevent us from being used as thought-slaves."

A year late, I got around to typing up my hands-wrung-over introduction to a Garrison Keillor event. Good evening to you, ladies, gentlemen. We welcome you to this evening's event. Thank you for coming, since …

Josh Kornbluth has a moment in one of his monologues where he can finally confront a work task as just that, a bit of labor. And he doesn't project onto it his fear or anger …

The anti-spam battle is a long, hard slog.THIS IS NOT A HOBBY. If you want to be an anti-spam advocate, if you want to write software or maintain a list or provide a service that …

Bedazzled has quite funny lines re: the devil, God, and religion in general. Example (the devil bemoans his help): "What terrible sins I have working for me. I suppose it's the wages." I suspect that …

Less than a week till Leonard returns for the Thanksgiving break. I'm quite glad. In the meantime, I am watching West Wing, Enterprise, Arrested Development, and the original Bedazzled movie. And I am beginning to …

"...advice to any women reading this: if you think you're being underpaid, don't be afraid to look for another job and then either take it or use it as leverage for a pay raise."

In the past few months, I've forgotten to attend a party, an improv performance, and now a lunch with Sarah. And I really did want to do all of these things! I am sorry, Zed, …

Or Christopher Kimball, for that matter. A gynecologist learns how to cook a turkey. Letting the turkey spend the night in a bath of salt, sugar and water seemed like overkill to Lee. But Bennett, …

Zed wrote, "Unfortunately, in real life, struggling your hardest is no guarantee of everything coming out all right in the end. The same workplace that's willing to overwork you to injury does not care about …