While walking through the mall with my fiancé yesterday I unconsciously began playing The Comparison Game. Perhaps you’ve played the game before. It’s fairly simple and easy to jump or slip into. The game goes something like this: Observe the people around you, examine their strengths, weigh yourself against the person and tally the scores. The winner is the more valuable person.

The stakes are high. Read More

I have an annoying personality. That’s what a friend of mine, Ann, told me one evening after countless jabs at her about who knows what was going on that particular day. She and I have this running joke between us because one night we were watching The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Ewan McGregor was the guest.

“I wish I had his accent,” I told her.

“No, I don’t think it fits your personality,” she replied.

“So, apparently, Dave, not only do you not have an accent, but you don’t have a personality either,” our friend Sean chimed in. Read More