From the song “Opposites Attract” by Paula Abdul: I take–2 steps forward I take–2 steps back We come together Cuz opposites attract And you know–it ain’t fiction Just a natural fact We come together Cuz opposites attract Who’d a thought we could be lovers She makes the bed And he steals the covers She likes […]
Greek tragedy was a popular form of drama performed in theaters across ancient Greece. These plays were usually commissioned for competition during religious and other types of festivals, and many were re-performed and copied into scripts for ‘mass’ publication. Although each differed slightly, the plays had similar themes – a dramatic setting that deals with […]
Northcote Parkinson termed the phrase Parkinson’s Law in the 1950’s. The law states that “as the supply of a resource increases, so does the demand for that resource”. Here are some common examples: Your computer’s data will expand to fill exactly the amount of storage it has available. The amount of time you have to […]
The bickering. The blaming. The shaming. It’s bad. Real bad. Numerous studies have shown that “it” is the No. 1 reason why couples argue — and 90 percent of the recently divorced say that battles about “it” were the main reason why they untied the knot. And “it” is not lack of emotional support or […]
Americans plan to spend more on gifts this Christmas than in any holiday season in the past five years, according to a CNBC All-America Economic Survey. The average American plans to spend $765 this year, up 12 percent versus last year, and about 6.5 percent higher than the average across the survey’s nine-year history. Unfortunately, […]
Owning your own home has been called the American Dream, but lately it’s turned into the American Nightmare for many people. Prior to the real estate crash it was very common for people to think of their home as a piggy bank. As a result, Americans leveraged themselves to the hilt with an “asset” that […]