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Fun on Friday: Searching for the Jekyll Island Creature

I spent a little time at Jekyll Island, Georgia, last weekend. I looked hard, but I didn’t find the mythical creature from Jekyll Island. From what I hear, it’s taken up permanent residence in Washington D.C. But I did locate its birthplace. If you don’t get the reference, I’m referring to the Federal Reserve.

Fun on Friday: A Moving Nightmare

I hate moving. We moved from Kentucky to Florida about a year ago. It wasn’t fun. It was stressful. I lost things. Now, imagine moving $11.7 billion in gold bars and coins.

Fun on Friday: 2-Dimensional Gold?

If you have ever handled gold leaf, you know it’s pretty thin. Paper-thin, in fact. But did you know we can go thinner? In fact, scientists can take gold and silver into two dimensions. Sounds crazy, eh? Like flat earth or something. But the research team of Ulrich Starke and his former doctoral student Stiven […]

Fun on Friday: My Love-Hate Relationship With Social Media

I have a love-hate relationship with social media. On the one hand, I now have a number of really close friends that I would have never met without Facebook. I’m talking people I connected with on the social media platform and now hang out with in real life. It’s pretty amazing to be able to […]

Fun on Friday: At Least the Lockdowns Were Good for Somebody

For most of us, these government-enforced coronavirus economic shutdowns have been pretty miserable. I don’t think too many of us feel like we’re overall better off today than we were a couple of months ago – unless maybe you’re in the toilet paper business. Even if they haven’t impacted our pocketbooks, the lockdowns have taken […]

Fun on Friday: Don’t Read the Comments

I know a lot of you come to Fun on Friday for the advice. Well, here are your words of wisdom for today – never read the comments. It will really help your sanity.

Fun on Friday: Don’t Send Your Scam Mail to This Guy

I have some advice for you wanna-be scammers out there. Check your mailing list. A scammer in British Columbia sent his pitch to a cop – a member of the Delta police economic and technical crime unit to be exact.

Fun on Friday: My Trip from Joy to Rage

I never imagined I would get this much joy from going to the gym. Or that joy could so quickly turn to rage.

Fun on Friday: It’s a Strange New World

I’m at work right now. I’m still wearing my pajamas. Welcome to the strange new world of coronavirus lockdown.

Fun on Friday: Sometimes You Just Need a Good Laugh

We’ve had more than our fair share of stress over the last few weeks. I think we could all use a good laugh. And I have one for you. It has to do with teeth.