So I may be new to the phenomenon that is sweeping the web, but I recently got Rick Rolled and thought it was one of the funniest things I have seen in awhile. Now obviously people have gone to great lengths to trick you into clicking on a link that takes you to the Rick Rolled page (if you do not want to be thrown back into the 80s and have to listen to a Rick Astley song, then do not click it), so be leery when someone sends you a Tiny URL or a SNURL and disguises it as something else. Chances are they are up to some tomfoolery and you may be on your way to getting Rick Rolled.

In my office, one of my office mates has become obsessed (sorry, but she has) with one of this years American Idol contestants, Jason Castro. She has gone as far as to download a couple of his songs, but there is one in particular that every time she plays it, it sticks in our heads for hours. No matter how hard we try, we cannot get it out of our heads. She does not even have to play it, she can just start singing the song and it is all over. The song is “What a Day for a Day Dreamer”. Innocent song, actually kind of catchy and he does a nice rendition of it. But to hear it over and over, it starts to play Jedi mind tricks on you, and then you are finished.

Because of her constant (not actually, but it makes for a better story) playing of the song, I thought what better than to come up with Rick Rolled v2.0. So with that, I bring to you:

You just got Castro’lled

So it is Friday, I am tired, it has been a long week, blah, blah, blah the list goes on. I guess what I am trying to say is that I am mentally drained to the point where (this may come as a shocker to most of you, of course it will) I do not have anything insightful to say today (sorry, I know you have come to expect more from me, but today has been one of those days).

So what is one to do, I do not want to let down my readers (all thousands of you, right), so I thought I would share with you all two very funny posts that I read today that are sure to give you a good laugh (I got several, as did both of my office mates, although to be fair, one of them damn near laughs at anything, but it is always funny, so I can cut a lot of slack). So with all that being said, here are the two posts that I read today that brought some really good laughs:

• 10 Things Every Adult Should Know - favorite one definitely has to be #8) You have no right to be proud, unless you did it yourself.
• Funny High School Papers - there is a lot to read on this one, but stick it out, you will get several good laughs out of them. My favorite quote is “El Nino is spanish. It is the spanish word for child. Like all things spanish, it is dangerous.” Keep reading this one, the kid is funny, and obviously not serious.

That is it, that is all I have for you this Friday. I know this post is completely off topic from what I normally post about, but like I said, this blog is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get here.

My wife told me a funny story yesterday about a conversation that our children (the triplets, not the newborn, she is not forming complete sentences quite yet) had with her and a neighbor. They were on an afternoon walk and passed by a neighbor’s house who happened to be outside with his new puppy. The conversation went something like this:

“Mommy, I wish we had a house like that.” (Not sure why this was said, our house is equally as nice as our neighbors, but you know kids, they will say the damnedest things). To this statement, my wife’s reply was something to the effect of “Oh, that’s OK, we have a nice house too.” Next comment (from next child in line, remember there are three, so one more coming) “Mommy, I wish we had a puppy like that.” My wife laughed a bit (since we have 2 dogs already, why in the world would we want another) and said “That’s OK, we have Blazie and Sadie.” Now what came next could have never been predicted, especially given the child that said it. She is known to throw out some doozies that just make you bust out and laugh. She looks at my wife and says “Mommy, I want a MAN like that.” My wife was a bit puzzled by that statement, and after a few seconds she realized that what she meant was that she wanted a Daddy like that. My wife then said “Your Daddy is a wonderful Daddy, and he loves you.” (I may be embellishing a little here, but I swear her retort was something to that effect, at least that is what my ears heard when she told me the story last night).

My children are at that age where they say what is on their mind, and do not fully grasp the concept of think before you speak, so you never know what is going to come out of their mouths.

The moral of the story is that kids can get away with this, it is almost expected of them. As adults, in the professional world, it is not that forgivable when we speak without thinking. As a leader, your words carry a lot of weight, after all if you are the CEO or any other CXO level you are speaking on behalf of the company, and a slip of the tongue can have a huge impact. So next time you are about to say something that could have a huge impact, think it through, because once it is said, it cannot be taken back. You can backtrack all you want, but once it is out there, if it was said improperly, it is there to stay.