Archive for September, 2011

God Bless Us Everyone. EVERYONEEE!

September 21st, 2011

You gotta have fun at work. You just gotta. So you can do a few things. You can ask your buddies at Google what Google does to pimpify their pad, motivate their employees, and spicify everyone's lives on the job. You can buy a ping pong table, or kegorator, or XBox and Call of Duty. You can throw parties, throw happier hours, and start a Breakfast Club. All of this stuff is great stuff. But, it can often also cost a lot of money. And entrepreneurs and startups don't have a lot of money.

So, here's a thought. Have fun by utlizing the heck out of YouTube (for videos), Grooveshark (for music), and Hark (for movie lines). It's free. And it makes people laugh.

Here's what I mean.

1. People occasionally sneeze in the office. And when they do, someone usually says to them: "GOD BLESS YOU!" At which point, I respond by playing the following video.
2. Or on Friday's, I love to bump this beat super loud.
3. Or if a sale is made, I like bumping this.
4. Or sometimes I just bust out the god damn Christmas tunes in August or March.

You get the idea. Someone at your company should be responsible for fun! In fact, everyone should! Do everyone in the office a favor and bust out some funniness every once and a smileeee.

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Part I: Durkin’s the name

September 1st, 2011



My name is Ryan Durkin.

Most people call me Durkin.

I’m not really sure why some people end up being called by their last name, over their first. Or their first name, over their last. Why some people get nicknames, for better or for worse. Someday I believe I'll know exactly why. And someday you will, too.

I’ve always liked the name Benjamin Button. And Dalton Russell. And John Galt.

And Durkin.

You can call me Durkin.

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