The Mindbender never disappoints
The Mindbender never disappoints
September 4, 2024
On the radio show this morning we talked about one of the “Three-Date Rules.”
No, not the one about gettin’ busy. This is different.
But segments like this always ignite the phones, with people wanting to sound off about the advice.
I was intrigued by one particular suggestion in the article regarding the first date: Never go for coffee. They say it’s too “business-y.”
Interesting.
If you missed it and you want to judge for yourself, you’ll find this version of the Three-Date Rule here.
Let's get on with the countdown.
Along with today's Mindbender you get these bonus stories:
All-day rush hour
Someone to quit for you
Wedding planners weigh in
But first, today's Mindbender:
Two-thirds of people who buy this at the grocery store don’t expect it to be very good—but they buy it anyway.
Jeremy guessed "whole grain bread,” and Josh said, “pre-made salad.”
I'll have a clue coming up.
All-day rush hour
We often plan our errands around traffic, don’t we? You never want to drive somewhere at 5 o’clock if you can help it.
But people have begun noticing that “rush hour” is not only more than an hour—many say it’s now an all-day thing.
And some experts agree. A study found the “midday rush hour” is the worst it’s ever been. There are nearly as many cars on the road at noon as there are at 9 A.M. and 5 P.M.
They say the pandemic isn’t the only reason, but it contributed because of the flexible scheduling it brought about.
Plus, public transportation never completely rebounded after people returned to work, so there are simply more cars on the road.
Can we run some errands at 2 in the morning?
Someone to quit for you
Sure, some people fantasize about storming into the boss’s office and quitting.
But for most people, it’s an awkward, uncomfortable scene they’d like to avoid somehow.
Well, here’s your ‘somehow.’ There are now companies that will quit for you.
They’ll call your employer, tell them you’re leaving, and even handle all the sticky details, like your last day or how to return certain items, like company-owned equipment or uniforms.
One person says there’s another element to it. “This was my way of conveying a message: ‘You colleagues aren’t worth saying goodbye to.’”
Something tells me THAT person wasn’t a picnic, either.
And what does this service cost? Probably around $200 to $300.
Here's a clue for the Mindbender:
Hey, pop it in the oven for a few minutes and your kids will likely be just as happy as if it had been delivered.
Wedding planners weigh in
After decades of escalating price tags for weddings, more and more people are opting to go the cheap route.
And wedding planners are trying to help. Here are a few things they say you shouldn’t waste your money on:
- A fancy bottle of champagne for every table. Wedding venues say they dump a ton of the stuff down the drain. Just let people toast you with their own drink.
- A big, expensive cake. At our wedding, Gretchen and I just offered a fun dessert bar, and people loved it.
- Personalized cocktail napkins. No one cares or pays attention to them.
There are many more, and you can check out the suggestions here.
And now, the answer to today's Mindbender:
What are they not expecting to be very good?
A frozen pizza.
They’ve come a long way, and are likely better than they were when I was a kid.
But it just shows how much we adore pizza, regardless of where it comes from. Even when we expect it to be bad, it’s still good.
That'll do it for today's Mindbender. Thank you for being part of The Club.
Enjoy your day!
Dom
Pardon me. Sorry to interrupt, but I notice we were both eating alone and I thought perhaps I could sit with you, maybe build a syrup Jacuzzi for your waffle house?
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I quit my job in June after struggling with my mental health there for nearly a year and being required to do everyone else's job when they decided to quit. It was a small medical office with 4 people in the office and an office manager who worked remote from another state (make that make sense). They had a tendency when they didn't like someone, to post their job on Indeed without telling them. After the doctor cornered me in an exam room to chew me out for everything I wasn't doing when I was literally doing everyone else's job, I had had enough and asked him when on Earth I had time to do all these other things he was wanting me to do. He apparently didn't like that, so I was the latest person to have their job posted. I had seen it, so it wasn't a surprise to me when people had started to call asking about their applications for my position. The second I was offered a new job somewhere else; I showed up before the office opened, resignation letter in hand, informing them that I understood that my quick resignation would leave them in a bit of a pickle, but that hopefully the many candidates calling about my position would be there to help soon. I ended my letter letting them know they had severe communication issues and to work on it. I'm not sure I'd have had as much gratification from hiring someone to handle my resignation as I had doing it myself. I've never been so proud of a letter as I was that one. I doubt it made much of a difference as I was only one of many, but DAMN did it feel good! Just had to share my little story. Thank you for all of the smiles the Mindbender brings!