Tag Archives: Work

When did it become ok to be dumb?

By Julie Laurin | Published: January 30, 2012

I was thinking about this topic this morning after a long work meeting.  When did it become ok for people to accept mediocre results?  When did it become acceptable to just be average?  When did we decide that being dumb was cooler than being intelligent? I don’t understand.  I was brought up by my mother, [...]

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My tribute to Steve Jobs

By Julie Laurin | Published: October 6, 2011

I’m not a Machead.  In fact, I had sworn to never own an Apple product, mostly because I felt that that Apple products were too proprietary.  In my youth, I enjoyed taking computers apart and replacing their parts and buying the best hardware I could find.  But with a Mac, I couldn’t do that.  So [...]

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She’ll be your private dancer…

By Julie Laurin | Published: May 25, 2011

I went to a strip club for lunch today.  The guys at work said that the buffet was really good and super cheap (buy a drink, the food is free!).  I’m game for new experiences so I went along. Alright, I may have initiated it during a talk about strip clubs the other day.  “We [...]

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