LARGETONY Blog

I want a seven-figure income. Yeah, dont we all. But I don’t want a paycheck that big for the money. I wan’t a paycheck that big for the job security. Have you noticed that the people who are least likely to struggle without a steady paycheck are also the ones least likely to lose their [...]

We all know that life is a roller coaster and we’re pretty much along for the ride (and sometimes I’m pretty convinced that may coaster is being operated by a some toothless carny in a greasy Dale Earnhart, Jr cap and a beer and tobacco-stained wifebeater). If you have ever heard of biorhythms, then you [...]

So, I was at a hardware store, a week or so ago, and I was watching a guy. Not so strange, right? I watch guys a lot. (They don’t know it, but I do.) But, in watching this guy, I caught myself doing something I don’t normally do. No, I wasn’t breathing heavy and playing [...]

You know how in stories and fables, the Fox is always portrayed as either greedy, conniving, vain, untrustworthy, or some combination? And generally the moral is some equivalent of “don’t be like the Fox.” I guess in stories and fables that’s true. But sometimes in real life, we can only hope to be like the [...]

The box looked like it should weigh more than it did. Johnny didn’t expect it to be heavy, but he never expected it to feel almost empty. Because he could see that it wasn’t empty. Who knew twelve perfect sticks of brand new chalk could be so light? Johnny lightly brushed his fingertips and marveled [...]

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Like the game or not, there is nothing like a football Saturday on a college campus. Think back to high school and the sort of tingle and excitement that was in the air on Friday nights when there were football games and multiply it by a hundred. That’s a college football [...]

What is it with fairy tales and shoes? Why are shoes symbols of security and salvation. Look at Cinderella. If she hadn’t dropped that one shoe, Prince Charming would never have pursued her and she would have become a bitter old maid, hanging on to broken pumpkins and broken dreams. Speaking of Prince Charming, what’s [...]