There are some people we expect in life not to get on the phone. Unless you’re pretty powerful and important, you probably can’t get the president on the phone. You couldn’t get a direct line to the CEO of a company that has delivered you an unsatisfying product. Usually, when you call to complain or deal with medical issues, you can’t get above the...
Most people don’t like to think about their will. There are obvious reasons for this. First of all, it’s uncomfortable to make the difficult choices a will requires. How much do you live a spouse? The kids? Grandkids? Friends? Organizations? Rarely is there enough to go around, and inevitably there will be at least subconscious comparisons on all sides as everyone does the math...
It is easy to see why many people enjoy crime shows like Law and Order; there are heroes who put their lives on the line confronting bad guys, there is a nefarious villain, there is a victim with whom to sympathize, there is justice to be served. However, sometimes it is not easy to see who is the bad guy when a crime is...
Malfunctions happen all the time, and it is impossible for everything to be created absolutely perfectly every time, especially when thousands and thousands of these parts are made every day. Even our DNA malfunctions sometimes and produces errors, and most of them are harmless. Of course, even if something is made perfectly, nothing is meant to last forever, and all cars will have to...
Large, heavy equipment and sharp tools are not the only sources of danger in construction sites. Construction site owners, managers and workers may not be totally aware of it, but substances that workers are regularly exposed to can also prove harmful to workers’ health as these can cause in them a deadly, chronic disease that will keep them out of work, require continuous medical...