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Grannies vs Teens: Who’s Scarier On The Road?
What’s more obnoxious, teens sexting while driving or Grannies trotting along the highway at a little over 21 miles per hour? Both are frustrating as hell, but one is clearly more dangerous. According to www.theautoinsurance.com, more teenagers are involved in fatal crashes, but the Grannies take the cake in CAUSING fatal wrecks.
Say Hello To My Lil Friend
This is great … but it’s not real.
From TMZ.com: That hysterical (or horrifying) version of “Scarface” is making the rounds,with grade school kids playing all the parts and spewing the f-word,”fudge!” Yeah, it’s not an actual school play. Instead, it’s the work of director Marc Klasfeld and Rockhard Films, who did the videos for Lady Gaga’s “Pokerface” and Adam Lambert’s “For Your Entertainment.” It was produced in L.A. within the last few weeks and the audience members were a mix of cast family members, colleagues and friends. As for Lil Tony and his co-stars, they were selected through a casting agent known for finding child actor look-alikes for adult stars. The fake scar was a nice touch.
Being Productive At Work
I found some great suggestions on how to be more productive at work on Zen Habits. My favorites (the ones I practice or will try to put into practice) are below, and the rest can be found right here.
Start early. Going into work early was one of my favorite tricks. It was quiet, before the phones, chatter and meetings started, and I could get a lot of work done in peace. By the time everyone else was getting started, I’d gotten two or three big tasks checked off.
Write shorter emails. If email takes up a lot of your day, the simple change of limiting yourself to 3-4 sentences per email will make a big difference. First, it’ll drastically shorten the time it takes to write or respond to emails. And second, it’ll shorten responses to your emails, which means you’ll spend less time reading email.
Limit meetings. The fewer the better. Some top Google executives 
just do 5-minute meetings — anyone who attends these meetings had better be prepared, and concise. If you can get out of meetings and just get the notes, or find an alternative way to communicate, it could save you hours per week.
Automate. The fewer repetitive and routine tasks you have to do, the more time you’ll free up for creating and important work. So automate wherever possible: have people fill things out electronically, or get info from your website instead of emailing or calling you, or use a service that automatically processes payments or ships your product, and so on.
Clear your desk. This can be done in a few minutes. Clear everything off the top of your desk. Only put back a few essential items. Everything else should be: filed, given to the appropriate person, given a permanent spot in a drawer, or trashed/recycled. Make quick decisions and then get back to work.
Schedule big blocks of creative time. Not everyone can do this, but when possible, put a big block of 3-4 hours in your schedule for creating or doing other important work. Make this time inviolate, and don’t allow meetings or other things to be scheduled during this time. Be ruthless about clearing distractions and doing the work you love during these blocks, taking breathing breaks as necessary. Rejoice in your creativity.
Now get off this website and get productive!
Cell Phones and Airplanes
I always thought cell use is prohibited on planes to force passengers to use ultra-expensive in-flight calling. The FCC, which does not have a stake in the phones installed on planes, banned cell phone use on planes because of concerns that their signals could cause disruptions and interfere with aircraft navigation systems.
Oops.
