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Mitch Tobol
Dec18
High anxiety
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Have you noticed it? Everyone has a heightened sense of anxiety. Lack of social interaction, polarizing politics, mutating viruses...it's no wonder.     We all have coping mechanisms and many are taking it out on their fellow humans by acting aggressively with little tolerance for their opinion or even consideration. I believe we are truly living i

Mitch Tobol
Dec11
Not Often
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

I'm not one to self promote. Growing up, our house was about doing the right thing all of the time, laugh, be humble and respect all who live. So it's a bit out of character for me to write this.   Today is an unusual day. I'm not even sure if this has happened before. I looked and didn't find an instance but logic tells me it did - today is my bir

Mitch Tobol
Nov20
Doughnuts and coffee
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

You know, you learn something everyday and today I learned that flamingos like doughnuts and coffee. No joke.   The Granby Zoo in Quebec, Canada, reported that a pink flamingo escaped last Wednesday and was found a short time later loitering in the parking lot of a Tim Hortons. Karl Fournier, director of animal care at Zoo, said "To reassure everyo

Mitch Tobol
Nov06
It's Urgent
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Ever notice how everything we see and read has a sense of urgency about it?   These are 3 of today's headlines... • Another intraparty revolt by Democrats imperils swift passage... • "It's our lives on the line": Thousands of young protesters demand urgent action on... • All those 23andMe spit test were part of a bigger plan.   Not to mention the

Mitch Tobol
Oct30
Socks anyone
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

True story...   An employee refused to come into work because his girlfriend hadn't washed his socks. The scaffolder contacted his boss to say that he just couldn't make it in. He tweeted: "I can't come in I can't find any f****** socks she ain't washed f*** all so ain't got nuffin and can't where none because boots got big holes in ffs soz buddy

Mitch Tobol
Oct16
Traffic
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

I've had the privilege of driving to New Jersey and Brooklyn this past week. Planning the trip to Brooklyn on Wednesday, Waze told me it would take about an hour from my house. It actually took over 2 hours...okay. However, I left the appointment at 2:30 and Waze came up with a 1.5 hour drive. It took over 3 hours.    Jersey could've been in a dif

Mitch Tobol
Oct09
Lawn Speeding
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Now this is a record worth mentioning especially since I cut the lawn at my house. A British man broke a Guinness World Record when he built a riding lawn mower that reaches a speed of 143.19 mph.   Tony Edwards, a mechanical engineer from St. Martins, Shropshire, England, said he powered the lawnmower with a 1300cc unit from a Suzuki motorcycle.

Mitch Tobol
Oct02
Refreshing
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Anyone else find the cool weather a welcome break?   True it's symbol of the coming winter that's predicted to be more snowier (is that a word?) than ever but last night I had dinner with my family outdoors and it felt great not to be sweating while eating :)   To me a sunny cool day is football weather. It reminds me of my playing days. I loved sm

Mitch Tobol
Sep18
Tiny pocket
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

You ever wonder why there's a tiny pocket above the front pocket on some jeans?    I did so I consulted the oracle. Turns out it had a clear reason behind its creation. It’s just that we don’t use it for that reason today.   That small pocket originated back in the late 1800s with the first pair of jeans sold by Levi Strauss & Co and the re

Mitch Tobol
Sep11
A clear day
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

I remember looking out the window of my office and saying out loud "It's such a clear day, how could someone fly into the Word Trade Center?"   When the second plane hit the second tower, I was transfixed to the TV trying to understand what just happened.    The brave men and women on the ground and in the air responded. Welles Remy Crowther was on

Mitch Tobol
Sep11
Launching
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Funny thing about websites...you can test all you want (which we did on about 25 devices) but when you launch, it can be a totally different outcome. I've been battling some crazy issues this week which I did not expect. I believe (hope) we have ironed out most of them.   This new site was conceived over 2 years ago and I'm so happy it's finally li

Mitch Tobol
Sep04
Finally cool
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

It's been awhile since I've slept with the windows open. I love sleeping in the cold, fresh air :)  

Mitch Tobol
Mar09
Dragon's success
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

I admit, I've been enthralled with SpaceX's Demo 1 mission - launching the Dragon space capsule, dock with the ISS and safely reutrn it to earth. It's a prelude to sending astronauts to the space station from American soil for the first time since 2011.   If you didn't know, we been hitching rides for the past 8 years on Russian rockets for about $

Mitch Tobol
Mar02
300
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

Just yesterday I was having lunch with a friend of mine in a diner on Long Island. After we sat down, the owner came over and asked...did either of you drop $300 dollars?     I didn't but my friend checked his pockets and he was missing that exact amount of money. We were both blown away that this guy found it and brought it over.   Would you have

Mitch Tobol
Feb16
Discomforting paperwork
Posted By : Mitch Tobol

In a recent visit to the doctor (scheduled) I had to fill out a form to update/validate my information for 2019. Part of the questionnaire was this. I was quickly filling this out and after I checked White I started to feel a bit uncomfortable. Why is Ethnicity only Hispanic or Non-hispanic?   Why is Race only these four choices? The United States

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