The Hump Day Humor-Gram, September 6, 2006 Issue Number 186

We’re baaaaaaaack! I hope everyone had a fabulous summer! 

1. Beating the “Back to School” Blahs 
2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip
3. Deep Thought of the Week 
4. It's a Wacky, Wacky World
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1. Beating the “Back to School” Blahs 

For many employees, this week represents “getting serious 
time” again. The end of summer means a less causal attitude 
at work for a lot of companies and employees. It’s “roll
up the sleeves” time: no more lingering lunches, no
more casual dress, no more fun. . .it’s time to get back to 
WORK. In other words, the end of summer, well, how do 
I put this? It sucks. A lot of people have the blahs this 
time of year, so you know what the humor doctor is going to
prescribe, don’t you? 

That’s right! Now more than ever, we need to redouble our 
efforts to make sure work is as fulfilling, rewarding, 
inspiring and yes, oh-so-much fun as possible. So gather the 
team together to talk about your values & discuss what 
you’re going to do differently this year to make sure work 
actually works. And to help beat those post-summer blahs, 
plan a fun event for mid-September or the end of the month 
so that everyone has something positive to look forward to! 
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2. Mike's Fun at Work Tip

Schedule your day to make the best use of your peaks and
valleys. According to researchers at the Montefiore Medical 
Centre, to tap your brain’s full potential you should 
schedule your most challenging tasks for between 9:00 a.m.
- 11:00 a.m.. Conversely, plan to do work you most enjoy 
doing during your down times, which for many folks is 
right after lunch. 
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3. Deep Thought of the Week 

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him 
to use the Internet, and he won’t bother you for weeks.” 
- Anonymous 
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4. It's a Wacky, Wacky World 

A woman in China crashed her car head first into another
vehicle while attempting . . .wait for it. . . to 
teach her dog how to drive. The woman was operating the
brake and accelerator (naturally), while the dog was 
merely given the responsibility of steering.  
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Copyright Michael Kerr, 2006  mailto:mike@mikekerr.com     
Reach Michael at 1-866-609-2640, http://www.MikeKerr.com.