Friday 9/16/22
Celebrate:
Mayflower Day - a merchant ship that usually carried wine and dry goods, left Plymouth, England, on today's date in 1620, and headed for the New World, with 102 passengers and a small crew.
Mexican Independence Day
National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
National Collect Rocks Day
National Concussion Awareness Day
National Guacamole Day
National Tattoo Story Day
National Tradesmen Day
Stepfamily Day
Teenager Workout Day
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
Working Parents Day
World Play-Doh Day
Wrinkled Raincoat Day
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You've probably gone through a check-out line and thought, "They're totally going to judge me for this."
Reddit asked the question and there's a thread online where cashiers are talking about the purchases they have judged people for buying.
Here are a few highlights:
1. Parents who will buy booze and cigarettes, but scream at their kids to put bottles of juice or candy back.
One cashier said a young male customer was once buying various junk food and children's flu medicine . . . and when the total came up, he was short . . . so he put the medicine back.
2. Lottery tickets. Especially when people blow through the money the cashier makes on their entire shift in just a couple minutes at the counter.
3. Expensive, "premium" bottled water. Not just because it's (arguably) a waste of money, but because there's also a lot of plastic waste.
4. Anything in a large amount. One cashier once had a person buy 15 cases of Red Bull . . . and they also "looked like they were 12."
5. A cashier at a pet store said they've judged people who buy a pet, and the "cheapest, trashiest" food there is.
6. A worker at a movie theater said they judge people who bring their kids to Rated R movies like bringing a seven-year-old to "Deadpool".
7. A McDonald's cashier wonders about people who order a coffee, with 10 or more sugars."
8. A Starbucks cashier admits to judging people who buy their kids double chocolate chip frappuccinos at 8:00 A.M.
9. Anyone buying Circus Peanuts.
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It's Friday, and the weekend is almost here. Have you ever gotten the "Sunday Scaries"? That's when you're worried and anxious about the new week coming up. It usually starts mid-day and builds into Sunday evening, so it can end up keeping you up at night.
If you're someone who gets the Sunday Scaries caries a lot, here are three strategies that can help from CNN.
1. Don't leave half-finished tasks for Monday. You're more likely to have work anxiety over the weekend when you've left something unfinished on Friday. So try to tie up loose ends, and don't leave half-done things for Monday morning. If you're in the middle of a long-term project, just try to finish the specific task you've been on. Kind of like it's one chapter in a book.
2. Positive anticipation. Another thing that causes anxiety is dreading things about your job that you hate. So combat that by planning things to look forward to. Like meeting a friend for lunch on Wednesday, or hitting a movie after work.
3. Write it down. If you can't pinpoint why you feel nervous on Sundays, start a journal, or record yourself talking about it. It might help you figure out what it is about your job . . . or your co-workers . . . that makes you so anxious.
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Which toy do you think is most worthy of joining The Toy Hall of Fame? It's vote time again and the choices are:
Bingo
Breyer Horses
Catan
Lite-Brite
Masters of the Universe
Nerf Toys
Piñata
Phase 10
Pound Puppies
Rack-O
Spirograph
Top
You have until the 21st to vote here.
The three toys that receive the most public votes will be submitted on one ballot and will join the other top-three submissions from members of the National Selection Advisory Committee. The public will collectively act as one member of the committee.
The three inductees will be announced November 10th and join the others at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester.
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Would you give away most of your fortune to save the planet? Billionaire Yvon Chouinard, the unconventional founder of the outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia, would.
He has put his entire company, $3 billion worth, into the hands of a trust and nonprofit organization to tackle climate change. The profits from the company — about $100 million a year — are to be used to combat the crisis and protect undeveloped land.
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Today's Useless Fact of the Day - There is a word for someone giving an opinion on something they know nothing about. An 'ultracrepidarian' is someone who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside their expertise. (It's pronounced "ultra-krep-eh-darian.")
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