A few weeks ago I was reading an interesting article that was featured on MSN.com that highlighted the 10 Most Hated Companies in America. I must admit I found the list very interesting. Some companies I could easily understand why people may dislike them very much while others I had trouble figuring it out. I have paired the list down to 6 and hope you will take a quick quiz and give your opinion.

Click here to tell us which companies you hate!

This basketball season will be very interesting for sure. With little time to practice and teams having to play tons of back-to-back games, It will be interesting to see what happens and who comes out on top.

Time to have a little Friday fun and take a quick quiz!

As the football season is winding down I thought it would be fun to take a quick 2 minute quiz.

Click here to share your football thoughts.

Enjoy!

A few weeks ago I got an email (thanks R.R.) that was pretty funny. It had about 20 actual headlines from the newspaper. I thought I would share five of them with you:

1. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

2. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

3. If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile

4. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

5. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

I must admit I thought all of these were very funny but my favorite was ‘Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures’ – Really?

I hope this brought a smile to your face for a minute!

• Which is your favorite?

Have a great day!

I can’t believe I have lived in Texas for close to 7 years. During that time the Boston Red Sox have won not one but two World Series and my perceptions about the great state of Texas have totally changed. Today I wanted to have a little fun and see what your thoughts of Texas and some of the people who live here are. Once you click on the link below a name or place will appear and what I would like you to do is pause for 2-3 seconds and type in the first words that come to mind. There is no right or wrong answers so no need to over think things.

Click here to tell us what you think about Texas!

Enjoy!

A few weeks ago I took a trip with the kids and bought a card game. The game was ‘Presidential Trivia’ and we had a fun time playing together. Some of the questions were very interesting and I thought today we would have a fun quiz about our presidents. This quiz includes some questions I took from the card game as well as others I got from my own research. As usual no need to try and Google the answers or ask your friends. The quiz will be timed. Time to play and see how many you get right.

Click here to test your presidential knowledge!

Good luck to all and happy Friday!

Noticing things is perhaps the most important skill in business. If you notice everything it will allow you the opportunity to react, make critical decisions better and most important, move your business forward.

I am going to ask you to look at 6 pictures and after 10 seconds a question will appear. It will be important for you to be honest with your answers in order to see how much you do indeed notice.

Click here to test your perceptive skills!

Thanks for playing!

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. Today is about a fun ‘Did You Know?’ quiz. All you need to do is answer yes or no, depending on if you knew the answer prior to the quiz. Have fun!

Click here to take the quiz

Thanks for playing!

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Growing up many of us watched the TV series Batman & Robin, read the Batman & Robin comics, or watched the series of movies involving Batman. The question is who was your favorite villain?
 
Was it:

• Or someone else?

My two favorites were The Joker, played by Cesar Romero, and Penguin, played by Burgess Meredith. When I was younger I always liked The Joker’s colorful costumes and makeup. I loved the way Penguin waddled around and quacked a little bit. He was small and always had an umbrella.
 
Ok, your turn:

• Who is your favorite Batman villain?

• Did you have a favorite episode?

• Do you still enjoy watching the show with your kids?

• Are you excited when a new movie comes out?

I look forward to reading your comments.

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How About You Start The Day With A Big Or Small Chuckle!

Yes, it is Friday and yes, it is time to take a quick break and hopefully laugh! Here is a list of 8 one liners (thanks S.S. for sharing) from Steven Wright, one of the funniest and cleanest comedians around!

1. Half the people you know are below average.

2. I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she left me before we met.

3. How can you tell when you’re out of invisible ink?

4. Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.

5. When everything seems to be coming your way, maybe you’re in the wrong lane.

6. I intend to live forever… so far, so good.

7. If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

8. My mechanic told me, "I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder."

Maybe it is just me but I think Steven’s sense of humor and delivery is hysterical. My favorites are numbers 3 and 7 – he is so clever!

• Have you ever seen him perform?
   
• What is your favorite one liner?

I look forward to reading your comments.

PS  – I hope this brought a smile to your face!