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When I started at my current job (22 years ago), I shared an office with a middle-aged woman named "Joy."

She was interesting, to say the least.

Here are some of my thoughts about shared workspace and ways to abuse privileges of the workplace.

(Apologies for a sound drop midway through the podcast - there was a recording issue.)

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We recently had two trees removed from our property.

I have a history of being at war with nature and each tree has a story.

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Many people use social media for promotion.

I decided to use my company newsletter for self-promotion, but wanted to give others a chance for aggrandizement first.

One simple request made my purposes look petty and shallow. But again, I set myself up for it.

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I saw a wrestling PPV this past weekend and was reminded about my short-lived experience "working" for a promoter named Herb Abrams in 1992.

He was a short man with a short fuse. And his Universal Wrestling Federation lived a short life.

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You would think a school Field Day would bring people together.

It ain't necessarily so.

All we wanted to do was send in some bottled water for the students....on the school bus.

And you know how that old song goes.

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Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, Klout, Instagram....

There are all these social media outlets.

And now there are ways to manipulate information that is presented in these mediums.

Alas, I have unwittingly become one of those individuals.

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For a guy who has owned cars for more than 30 years, I know embarrassingly little about them.

How little?

You're about to find out.

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I don't know exactly when I became a Howard Stern "super fan," but more than a dozen appearances on the "Super Fan Roundtable" on SiriusXM Radio may have clinched it.

Yet, I feel frustrated by Stern's own involvement with his radio show. Outside interests have a lawsuit with SiriusXM have dampened his enthusiasm and clearly he is looking at the EXIT sign. Then what?

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My office is being renovated for the first time in 15 years.

Due to the ongoing nature of the work, I am being actually forced to telecommute from home this week.

While doing so, it reminded me of a whole host of jobs that I've held, that led me to my current position.

Here are some stories of employment, from age 16 to 26.

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I ate everything I wanted to until college.

Then, as a result of avoiding dairy for 10 days to stave off excess mucus during a bad cold, I developed a lactose intolerance.

Things steamrolled from there.

And now my kids have food allergies as well.

Nature or nurture or nuts?

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