Short Cummings Audio presents Happily Domesticated » work http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com Life -- In Funny, Six-Minute Slices Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:15:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Every episode features a new funny story. Think Erma Bombeck with a PC, Dave Barry with recording software or Garrison Keillor with a microphone... Oh, wait. Strike that last one. If you enjoy clean humor and a slightly skewed perspective on family life (I have two teenage sons...of course my life is skewed-up) please give this show a listen. Kevin Cummings clean Kevin Cummings KevinLeeC@yahoo.com KevinLeeC@yahoo.com (Kevin Cummings) 2006-2010 Life -- In Funny, Six-Minute Slices humor, humor essay, funny, funny story, shortcomings Short Cummings Audio presents Happily Domesticated » work http://assets.farpointmedia.net/shortc/images/shortc.albumart.144.jpg http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com #200 — Budget Conscious http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2010/04/200-budget-conscious/ http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2010/04/200-budget-conscious/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 07:15:20 +0000 Kevin http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/?p=1317 My money and I have a troubled relationship. It’s always trying to run away from me. It’s not that I’m not nice to my money; I’m always taking it out to shows or shopping or for a nice dinner, but at the end of the evening it’s just gone. If I thought I could entice it back with a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates, I would.

The sad truth is that it takes hard work to gain and maintain a solid relationship with money. Unless, of course, you happen to have relatives who are both wealthy and generous. Unfortunately none of my relatives had the good sense to be born rich so I can’t count on them to enlarge my fortunes. (Full Text)

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]]> http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2010/04/200-budget-conscious/feed/ 0 comedy, funny, humor, budget, money Life -- In Funny, Six-Minute, Slices My money and I have a troubled relationship. It’s always trying to run away from me. It’s not that I’m not nice to my money; I’m always taking it out to shows or shopping or for a nice dinner, but at the end of the evening it’s just gone. If I thought I could entice it back with a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates, I would. The sad truth is that it takes hard work to gain and maintain a solid relationship with money. Unless, of course, you happen to have relatives who are both wealthy and generous. Unfortunately none of my relatives had the good sense to be born rich so I can’t count on them to enlarge my fortunes. (Full Text (http://wp.me/pjV28-bf)) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Like this excerpt? Want the whole story? Listen to the audio version by clicking the ‘Play’ button at the top of this post. If you’d rather read it, you can find the full text at http://wp.me/pjV28-bf (http://wp.me/pjV28-bf) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= My thanks to EVERYONE who has been so generous with their support over these past four years. Kevin Cummings clean 7:36 #190 — Accounting For My Time http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2010/01/190-accounting-for-my-time/ http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2010/01/190-accounting-for-my-time/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:15:39 +0000 Kevin http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/?p=1281 If they made a movie about my professional life, it would be called Kevin Cummings and the ‘To-Do’ List of Doom.

Each workday I start with a nice clean sheet of note paper which I sully with an ugly list of tasks I have to accomplish. This would be tolerable if I could just finish each item and cross it off. Except it doesn’t work that way; every task I accomplish gives rise to two more. And those give rise to two more. And so on until the list is long enough to publish in a handsome, leather-bound multi-volume set.

On second thought, maybe my life-movie would be Hercules vs. the Hydra. Or perhaps just Sisyphus.

If things don’t improve, my legacy to my children will be a lifetime of indentured servitude while they finish the tasks I never had time to get to. It’s not that I don’t try. I’ve purchased dozens of books on time management and fully intend to read them … as soon as I can find the time. (Full Text)

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  • Thanks to Robert for his kind words on It’s A Date and a link off to his blog which is chock full o’ interesting Haiku.  http://roberttgasperson.com/articleblog/
  • Thanks to Shane (http://bdgjm.blogspot.com/) and Stephen for their constant support and kind words…I’ll have to see if my wife wants to add any commentary on the essay about dating.
  • Finally, thanks to Twitter friend Giznew (http://www.twitter.com/giznew), Doug Franklin, Robert Schuster and my Mom (all on Facebook)  for sharing a laugh with me over the inflated price of my book on Amazon.com.

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]]> http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2010/01/190-accounting-for-my-time/feed/ 0 time,wife,work Life -- In Funny, Six-Minute Slices If they made a movie about my professional life, it would be called Kevin Cummings and the 'To-Do' List of Doom. Each workday I start with a nice clean sheet of note paper which I sully with an ugly list of tasks I have to accomplish. This would be tolerable if I could just finish each item and cross it off. Except it doesn't work that way; every task I accomplish gives rise to two more. And those give rise to two more. And so on until the list is long enough to publish in a handsome, leather-bound multi-volume set. On second thought, maybe my life-movie would be Hercules vs. the Hydra. Or perhaps just Sisyphus. If things don't improve, my legacy to my children will be a lifetime of indentured servitude while they finish the tasks I never had time to get to. It's not that I don't try. I've purchased dozens of books on time management and fully intend to read them … as soon as I can find the time. (Full Text (http://wp.me/pjV28-av)) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Like this excerpt? Want the whole story? Listen to the audio version by clicking the ‘Play’ button at the top of this post. If you’d rather read it, you can find the full text at (http://wp.me/pjV28-ar)http://wp.me/pjV28-av (http://wp.me/pjV28-av) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Notes: * Thanks to Robert for his kind words on It's A Date and a link off to his blog which is chock full o' interesting Haiku.  http://roberttgasperson.com/articleblog/ (http://roberttgasperson.com/articleblog/) * Thanks to Shane (http://bdgjm.blogspot.com/ (http://bdgjm.blogspot.com/)) and Stephen for their constant support and kind words...I'll have to see if my wife wants to add any commentary on the essay about dating. * Finally, thanks to Twitter friend Giznew (http://www.twitter.com/giznew (http://www.twitter.com/giznew)), Doug Franklin, Robert Schuster and my Mom (all on Facebook)  for sharing a laugh with me over the inflated price of my book on Amazon.com. Kevin Cummings clean 8:04 #152 — Married To Your Job http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2009/05/152-married-to-your-job/ http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2009/05/152-married-to-your-job/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 07:15:10 +0000 Kevin http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/?p=978

I’m ashamed to admit it, but in college I played the field — a lot — with many different majors. At first I was young and idealistic and thought my future lay in Computer Engineering. That dream soured when I discovered that Computer Engineers had to understand complicated mathematics like trigonometry, calculus, and advanced bistromathics. As it turns out, I am as well-adapted to numerical integration as giraffes are to flight.

I had to find a new, less math-intensive field of study. My fancy turned toward English Literature, but my father considered it an improper match. He pointed out that he had yet to see a want ad reading, “English major sought for serious leadership opportunity. Excellent benefits. Pay commensurate with experience. Non-smoker preferred. Must own boat.”

In short order I courted and abandoned several majors including accounting (the math thing again), journalism (they expected me to produce written documents on schedule and that so wasn’t me), exercise science (sweating for living also wasn’t me), business management (more math) and Political Science (which turned out to be a sneaky, dishonest name for “Pre-law”). After a while, I settled for Elementary Education.

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]]> http://www.shortcummingsaudio.com/2009/05/152-married-to-your-job/feed/ 2 business,marriage,work - I'm ashamed to admit it, but in college I played the field -- a lot -- with many different majors. At first I was young and idealistic and thought my future lay in Computer Engineering. That dream soured when I discovered that Computer Engineers h... I'm ashamed to admit it, but in college I played the field -- a lot -- with many different majors. At first I was young and idealistic and thought my future lay in Computer Engineering. That dream soured when I discovered that Computer Engineers had to understand complicated mathematics like trigonometry, calculus, and advanced bistromathics. As it turns out, I am as well-adapted to numerical integration as giraffes are to flight. I had to find a new, less math-intensive field of study. My fancy turned toward English Literature, but my father considered it an improper match. He pointed out that he had yet to see a want ad reading, "English major sought for serious leadership opportunity. Excellent benefits. Pay commensurate with experience. Non-smoker preferred. Must own boat." In short order I courted and abandoned several majors including accounting (the math thing again), journalism (they expected me to produce written documents on schedule and that so wasn't me), exercise science (sweating for living also wasn't me), business management (more math) and Political Science (which turned out to be a sneaky, dishonest name for "Pre-law"). After a while, I settled for Elementary Education. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Like this excerpt? Want the whole story? Listen to the audio version by clicking the ‘Play’ button at the top of this post. If you’d rather read it, you can find the full text at http://myfavoriteshortcomings.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/married-to-your-job/ (http://myfavoriteshortcomings.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/married-to-your-job/) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Notes: * Thanks the #followfriday recommendation from: http://twitter.com/robertobarreiro (http://twitter.com/robertobarreiro) * Thanks, also, to Alex for his catch on the duplicated feeds.  You can find Alex and his podcast at: http://www.newforestpodcast.co.uk (http://www.newforestpodcast.co.uk) * Lots of great content over at CleanCasts.com: http://www.cleancasts.com (http://www.cleancasts.com) * I greatly appreciate the promotion by the Future Traditions podcast: http://www.futuretraditions.com/ (http://www.futuretraditions.com/) * Technorama is coming back!  Get all the relevant details at: http://www.chuckchat.com (http://www.chuckchat.com) * The joke about Cap'n Billy was a nod to humorist and author Tim Bete.  Check out his book on Pirate Parenting at: http://www.timbete.com/ (http://www.timbete.com/) * And, finally, check out Airship Diaries ... my son's audio-drama mini-serial at: http://airshipdiaries.libsyn.com (http://airshipdiaries.libsyn.com) Kevin Cummings clean