Tag Archives: 10 Things

The Ultimate List of Songs to Sing in the Shower

By web gangsta | Published: April 15, 2012


Quick – how many of you sing while in the shower?

Oh, don’t lie.  We all know that over 55% of you do it (we’ve seen the studies).  Besides, MAY 15th  is NATIONAL SING IN THE SHOWER DAY, so you better be prepared.

But the bigger question is, WHAT SONGS DO YOU CHOOSE TO SING IN THE SHOWER?

Well, leave it to Web Watch to compile the ULTIMATE LIST OF SHOWER SONGS for you to consider the next time you decide to pop in for a quick rinse:

Continue reading "The Ultimate List of Songs to Sing in the Shower" »

Posted in 10 Things, Music | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

How to find out how much your domain name is worth

By web gangsta | Published: April 14, 2012


“How much is my domain name worth?”

It’s a common question that Web Watch is often asked, and surprisingly comes up in more casual conversations than you may think one would experience in an average week.

Of course, let’s get the important piece out of the way:  you DO own a domain name or two, don’t you?

If not, you know you can always buy one from any number of domain name registrars that you may find online.

Right.  So now you have that ultimate, desirable domain name.   So what next?  Are domain names really good investments?

Continue reading "How to find out how much your domain name is worth" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To, Internet, shopping | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

4 Things Women Should NOT Do At Work

By web gangsta | Published: April 13, 2012


Over the years, Web Watch has worked for both male and female bosses.   And we would be the first to tell you that there are distinct differences between the managerial styles of both.

Some of them were very good at what they did; others, not quite so much.  And some of that we definitely can chalk up to the individual’s personalities.

But not always. 

Sometimes, the individual was more of the “in it to win it” style of management. Take no prisoners, rule with a firm, but iron-clad fist.   And that was okay too.

And we’ve seen both men and women be taken down by their leadership skills (or lack thereof – again, depending on the person).

Continue reading "4 Things Women Should NOT Do At Work" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Traveling abroad? Don’t forget to pack your doorstop!

By web gangsta | Published: April 12, 2012


If you’re anything like Web Watch, you’ve done a fair amount of traveling over the years.

And with all that traveling, you may have found that you have specific habits or tricks of the trade that you’ve figured out along the way.

For us, it’s that we always have to travel with a fresh crossword puzzle and a pen.  The goal is to finish the crossword puzzle before the end of the flight.

Easy, right?   Sure, we have other oddities in our carry-on luggage:  a pair of dice being one of the more unusual items to have, but it goes along with the deck of cards.

You never know when you’re going to end up needing a deck of cards.

Continue reading "Traveling abroad? Don’t forget to pack your doorstop!" »

Posted in 10 Things, shopping, Travel, Websites | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Ultimate Guide to Metrosexual Underwear

By web gangsta | Published: April 7, 2012


Metrosexuals, listen up!

You may think you know everything about everything grooming-wise, but apparently you do not.

Sure, you may go around looking all nice and pretty, and have a way with the ladies at the bar — but maybe you don’t know all the details of what women REALLY look for when you take your pants off.

Yes, men – women do care about your underwear.  They may not like to admit it, but just like the old saying, “clothes make the man,” so goes the other saying, “cartoon animal underpants are a big turn off”.

Continue reading "The Ultimate Guide to Metrosexual Underwear" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To, shopping | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

25 Ways to Tell that You’re Living in a Bubble

By web gangsta | Published: April 5, 2012


The other day, Web Watch was talking with an Internet-savvy friend of ours about the cool stuff we see online, and they surprised us by not knowing anything about the latest smartphone gaming craze, DRAW SOMETHING.

Seriously?  The game has been out for over 2 months now, been all over the news.  And while we haven’t explicitly mentioned it here, we figured that many of our faithful Web Watch readers had already installed it over their copy of Angry Birds.

What it really showed us was that our friend was living in their own little bubble world that they had created, to isolate themselves from the ‘net fluffernutter so they could concentrate on the really good stuff.

You know, kinda like what we do here every day at Web Watch.

Continue reading "25 Ways to Tell that You’re Living in a Bubble" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To, Internet, Movies, Music, News, sports, Travel, TV | Also tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Ten Ways to Love Your Job

By web gangsta | Published: April 4, 2012


If there’s one thing Web Watch knows, it’s that we LOVE what we do.

Always have, for the most part.  Our philosophy is that you’re going to spend more time at work and with the people you work with than you will with your own friends and family.

And if you don’t enjoy doing what you’ve signed up for, then you’re just going to be miserable.

Unsatisfied.

Unfulfilled.

And you’ll probably end up not being very good at your career in the end because of it.  Trust us, it’s better to do something you love doing, because being unhappy because of work drudgery isn’t anyway to go through life.  THAT is something that you can directly control and change.

 

Continue reading "Ten Ways to Love Your Job" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Red Flag Alert! How to tell when you’re dating a loser

By web gangsta | Published: April 3, 2012


Web Watch has spent enough time out at bars and restaurants to recognize when a date seen across the room is heading in the wrong direction.

It could be a subtle sign, like a couple sitting at the table not talking to each other or engrossed in their cellphones instead of each other — or it could be something a bit more blatant, such as a heated discussion that slowly escalates to the point where the whole room is involved in some manner.

Heck, even when if comes to married life, we know plenty of couples who should have seen the writing on the wall well before the divorce papers were a conversation topic… if only they had asked us for our honest opinion of where we thought their relationship was heading.

Continue reading "Red Flag Alert! How to tell when you’re dating a loser" »

Posted in 10 Things, Funny, How To, Websites | Also tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The 5 Grossest Foods You’re Eating RIGHT NOW

By web gangsta | Published: April 2, 2012


Web Watch isn’t the best to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be eating, most likely because we would never listen to a thing we say about this (“do as we say, not as we do” doesn’t apply to us, it seems).

But our good friends over at EAT THIS, NOT THAT have come up with a list of the FIVE GROSSEST THINGS YOU’RE EATING that will probably make you think again about the crap that you’re putting into your body every day.

 

Continue reading "The 5 Grossest Foods You’re Eating RIGHT NOW" »

Posted in 10 Things, Book, food | Also tagged , | Leave a comment

How does the average American spend their paycheck?

By web gangsta | Published: April 1, 2012


Web Watch remembers the old adage when we were just starting out to be able to sustain ourselves on our own.

“When you make your budget, you should always devote 1/3 to housing, 1/3 to transportation, and 1/3 for everything else.”

Now, we may not have been able to follow that breakdown exactly, but it’s not necessarily that far from the truth of how AMERICANS ACTUALLY SPEND THEIR PAYCHECK.  Especially if you take into account the need for saving some money for retirement or a rainy day, that ratio may be better split into quarters:

“devote 1/4 to housing, 1/4 to transportation, 1/4 put away in the bank/IRA/investments, 1/4 for everything else”

That seems to be closer to the truth.  Let’s take a look at how the average 48-year-old spends their average $63,091 annual salary (before taxes):

Continue reading "How does the average American spend their paycheck?" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To, shopping | Also tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

14 Worst Stripper Names

By web gangsta | Published: March 31, 2012


Web Watch has been reading the diary of the ANGRY STRIPPER, and has been quite amused by what Sarah has written thus far.

Who would have thought that dancers would have this much pent-up anger that forces them to write, write, write about their experiences and observations?

It does help when the stripper in question really is a writer, but that’s another post for another day.

Continue reading "14 Worst Stripper Names" »

Posted in 10 Things, Funny | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

Contrary to popular belief, “women’s business networks” don’t always work

By web gangsta | Published: March 30, 2012


Web Watch has been a member of any number of work-related groups and networking circles.

Usually, they serve some greater purpose in advancing one’s career via seminars and learning opportunities. 

But the networking aspect of them always felt a little… off. 

Very clique-ish, especially from an outsider’s viewpoint looking in.  If you didn’t already know someone who knew someone, your ability to join in all the fun and reindeer games would be similar to what you probably went through in high school, with the same insecurities in trying to make it in with the In Crowd.

Continue reading "Contrary to popular belief, “women’s business networks” don’t always work" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To | Also tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

It’s true: women hate beards

By web gangsta | Published: March 28, 2012


Women: do you like your men clean-shaven, or with some sort of facial hair?

Oh, don’t kid yourself. 

We know that you’re going to say that you like the casual, rough look of a slightly unshaven Johnny Depp or Brad Pitt or George Clooney.

But really, that’s just a cop-out.  Let’s compare apples to oranges here, and keep your choices to (a) clean shaven, and (b) a full-on, minimum 6-week’s worth of growth, manly man beard.

Which of those scenarios do you prefer?

Continue reading "It’s true: women hate beards" »

Posted in 10 Things, Science | Also tagged , , | Leave a comment

20 things that people misplace the most

By web gangsta | Published: March 27, 2012


How often do you lose your keys or your sunglasses?

In the Web Watch household, it’s almost a daily occurrence.  Hey, it happens to everyone, right?

One thing that we’ve learned over the years is that no matter how lost something is in your immediate environment, everything will always turn up eventually.  It may not be when you most need it, but everything does show up somewhere down the road.

Continue reading "20 things that people misplace the most" »

Posted in 10 Things | Tagged | Leave a comment

Parents – are you raising an Indigo Child? Here’s how to tell…

By web gangsta | Published: March 25, 2012


Web Watch has a number of friends who have raised mature, well-adjusted children. 

Over the years, as we’ve seen these kids grow from toddlers to college-attending members of society, we’ve often commented on our friends’ superior parenting skills when compared to other families we see out and about at the mall, restaurants, or even Disney World – where the kids are literally terrors on two feet.

There’s a difference between being your child’s Best Friend and being their parent, and today’s society appears to have shifted the blame of this bad behavior not on the bad parenting being done by the adults, but rather as a result of the kids themselves being unresponsive and not receptive to listening to their parents.

Continue reading "Parents — are you raising an Indigo Child? Here’s how to tell…" »

Posted in 10 Things, How To | Also tagged , | Leave a comment