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Larry Nocella

author | explorer | thinker. infinitely inquisitive about our fascinating world. i write a lot. i have fun and do my best to spread good vibes.

How I Defeated a Depressing Workplace With a Tricycle

Now It Can Be Told: Why I Performed For Two Minutes On a Tricycle While Wearing My Beanie Copter In Front of Hundreds of Co-Workers and the CEO at My Old Job Many Years Ago Nervous and Sweating I was nervous, sweating, close to passing out, but I had my mission and I said to myself, I will not fail. I stepped to the front of the packed, humid ballroom. I was carrying a tricycle. I was not dreaming. The whole experience was utterly ridiculous, yes, but also horrifyingly real.… Read More »How I Defeated a Depressing Workplace With a Tricycle

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The Words I Wish I Had Said More

Personal Branding: An Annoying Exercise “What music do you like?” I asked a fellow cube-jockey. I asked this innocent question not so long ago, in the endless cubicles of The Corporation. Her response was strange. She bowed her head, shy about her answer. “Justin Beiber,” she mumbled. She even winced a little, expecting me to mock her. Lucky for her, that’s not my style. Even luckier, I had recently articulated my chilled-out approach during a corporate training. We had been challenged to design our “personal brand.” Usually when I hear such an… Read More »The Words I Wish I Had Said More

A knight in full medieval armor offers his beloved a bowl of warm soup in bed.

Hollywood Heroics Hold Lousy Love Lessons

Well, That’s One Way to Show You Care Like a lot of American kids in the 70s I learned from the TV show The Brady Bunch. Wait. Edit. Being the free thinker I am, here’s a better way to describe it. As an American kid in the 70s, I watched The Brady Bunch and learned whatever I wanted, not necessarily what was taught. Let’s review the episode where Peter saved a girl’s life by pulling her away from a collapsing bookcase. (S1. E21. The Hero.) Everyone praised his actions, he… Read More »Hollywood Heroics Hold Lousy Love Lessons

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The Words You Need When You Need to Quit

You’re at the edge of a difficult decision. Or you’re considering a bold move. Or you threaten to quit something you’ve been doing for a while. During those times, if you consult other people, both the well-meaning and the not-so will ask you, “What will you do instead?” What will you do when you quit your horrible job? Who will you support if you don’t vote for one of the two very similar corporate candidates? What will you do when you drop out of college? When you leave your abusive… Read More »The Words You Need When You Need to Quit

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Adding a Shot of Adventure to Every Day

Before There Was Streaming There Were Re-runs Gather round, younglings! Let me tell you of a time long ago, before streaming movies and on-demand TV shows. Back then, television was broadcast over the air in a fashion called linear. You couldn’t change the sequence. The station would broadcast the shows when they wanted one show after the other – in a line, aka linearly – and you had to catch them when they were on. This led to a thing called reruns. In those dark ages, when a series was… Read More »Adding a Shot of Adventure to Every Day

Easter egg painted in the colors of the Trans rights flag

Easter, American Freedom, and Trans Rights

Today is March 31, 2024. It’s an important day for Amercians and our deeply held beliefs that all should have the freedom to pursue happiness and to live as they want. Yes, I was riffing on the fact that today is the Christian/Pagan holiday of Easter as well as Trans Day of Visibility. Unfortunately, and somewhat surprisingly, a lot of anti-Trans hate comes from people who either claim to respect Christianity or the USA or both. It’s surprising because Christianity allegedly stands for kindness and respect toward others. The USA… Read More »Easter, American Freedom, and Trans Rights