Do you hate Valentine’s Day? Is it a day to glorify those who have settled while you’re out pursuing your dreams? Do you feel bad for those people who so desperately need to be part of a couple on Feb. 14 that they don’t have their own identities anymore? How many times have you rolled …
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5 Excuses You Need To Stop Making
Too often I hear people making comments that confirm they are generally lame human beings. It’s a waste of a perfectly good life, and if one thing is for certain, you only get one of those. “I can’t afford it.” I constantly hear people making excuses and dismissing doing something immediately because they can’t afford …
Does Size Really Matter? Big Versus Small…Companies
When you’re young and daydreaming about your future big league career, you probably didn’t imagine it being in cubicle-land, a tiny space in a sea of tiny spaces that you may or may not have to share with a neighbor or three. As you look over your half-wall partition to the nearest window, 25 yards …
The PGP Friday Playlist: 2/7
A Love Letter To My Blind Date
Well, I did it, folks. I went on a date with one of those Internet girls. Let’s just say it wasn’t great. Some might even call it a train wreck. I’d call it hilarious, which is why I wrote her a letter for you to read. My Dearest Tinderella, It was love at first swipe, …
The Entry-Level Guide To Giving Office Pep Talks
God forbid you’re ever required to get up and give a pep talk at work. You’ve probably been at your company for less than a year, you get paid less than a motel maintenance worker and no one in your office respects anything you have to say, but at some point, you might feel like …
What Your Favorite Winter Olympic Event Says About You
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’ve had more fun in the lead-up to this Olympics than I’ve ever had before. It’s because we, as Americans, love train wrecks: impending trainwrecks, ongoing trainwrecks, pictures of trainwrecks from the 1880s, Wile E. Coyote attempting to blow up a train bridge with malfunctioning ACME …
13 Creationist Responses To The Wolf Of Wall Street
Seven Life Lessons Learned From 1984 Winter Olympic Gold Medalist Bill Johnson
On Tuesday night, after watching Kansas sweep Baylor, I found myself tuning into the E:60 documentary “Downhill: The Bill Johnson Story.” As a lifelong skier, I was immediately seduced by the snowy Alps and wintry scenes in the opening montage. I wondered, “Could this be a motivational and uplifting sports story? Awesome! There’s nothing else on…so count …
5 Required Job Skills That Are Actually Useless
We’ve all gone through the grueling and painfully repetitive process of applying for jobs. If not, then you’re either a lazy dick or too young to be on this site. It’s a really great time where you spend a few seconds uploading your resume and then countless hours filling in bullshit forms and questions which …
30 Signs You Drink Too Much
Alcohol. It’s the nectar of the gods. It relaxes us. It refreshes us. Sometimes it even undresses us. But there is a certain point where alcohol stops benefitting and starts hurting. It can affect your work, your well-being, your life, and your wallet. Have you ever spent $30 at Taco Bell when you were sober? …
How To Be The Worst Bridesmaid Ever
I’m in my early twenties and I’ve already been in four weddings. Four. And if we’re being honest, it really should’ve been five-but I was quite literally kicked out of one. Well, not literally kicked out (that would be a better story), but I was removed from the bridal party…and the guest list. YOLO, am …
“He’s Just Not That Into You”: Updated For 2014
I’ve never read the book “He’s Just Not That Into You” and I don’t plan on doing so. While I admit I sometimes miss certain nuances and body language, I can take the hint and don’t need an instructional book to state the obvious when he doesn’t text back for a while or doesn’t seem …
Debunking 4 Myths About Redheads
You think you know, but you have no idea. Settle in and let me drop some fire-engine red knowledge on you. 1. Redheads have no soul. Damn you, South Park, for putting this idea out for the world to entertain. Having red hair doesn’t mean a person has no soul. Sure, we’ve got a solid …
Remembering The Greatest Twitter Account Of All Time
“I’m 28. I have a full time job leading urban kids (of all races) on nature hikes. I simply write down shit they say. email: [email protected].” That’s what the bio reads that belongs to the greatest Twitter account that has ever graced the Internet. With only 74 tweets spanning over 48 days, @GhettoHikes has managed to …
What Needs To Happen On The Walking Dead This Season
**SPOILERS AHEAD** The Walking Dead returns this Sunday, meaning there is, in fact, a God. Not everything, however, has gone exactly how I would like it to thus far. Let’s be real here-they killed off Hershel, and with his death, a little bit of America also died. That made me start thinking. What if I …
What You Say To People Vs. What You’d Like To Say
We spend a lot of our time having conversations that we really don’t want to have. Whether it’s receiving a nice verbal spanking from your boss or awkward conversations with your mom about your dad’s “indigestion” problems, we, as “adults,” have to endure these chats on a daily basis now. As someone who physically struggles …
Why Slush Is The Bullshittiest Of The Bullshit Weather
Wintry mix, the technical term for weather more commonly known as “slush” or “Dammit, I gotta walk to work through this shit,” has plagued my neighborhood recently. This meteorological phenomenon is the precipitation combination of rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, and eternal sadness. Let thou who have never lain naked in a puddle in Brooklyn …
Which Annoying Facebook Quiz Are You?
1. How many hours a day do you spend on the internet? 0-1 hours 2-3 hours 3-5 hours 5-7 hours 7+ hours 2. What is your favorite YouTube video? Ain’t nobody got time for that Gangnam Style TED talks Best Vines Compilations I don’t know 3. How would you rate your current mood? Desperate for …
Rob Ford Has Declared Today “Bob Marley Day” In Toronto
February 6 is a birthday for several famous historical figures. Babe Ruth, Ronald Reagan and Bob Marley. Toronto Mayor and noted reggae enthusiast, Rob Ford has declared February 6 as “Bob Marley Day” in Toronto. Why the hell not? Mayor Ford declared the proclamation of Bob Marley Day with, ”We honor the legacy of Robert (Bob) …