Michael Apollo Lira
The time I accidentally fed soap to some coworkers
One time at work I accidentally tricked coworkers into eating soap. :( In retrospect, I can actually see exactly how this was a terrible...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Jan 19, 2021
- 3 min
The difference between diligence and insanity
This one has been bugging me. People like to say that the definition of insanity lies within the act(s) of doing the same thing over and...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Jan 4, 2021
- 6 min
Your quest for The Holy Grail.
"Tell me what to do" "How do I get into voice acting?" It's an innocent enough question to ask, and you see it ALL. THE. TIME. People ask...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Dec 19, 2020
- 4 min
"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe."
"I'm just a simple man trying to make my way in the universe." -Jango Fett, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Truer words are...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
Give me the vaccine! And who started this fire??
About a year ago, I remember a coworker casually reading an article about a possible virus outbreak in China affecting something in the...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Honest Advertising: Paris Hilton vs. Whammyburger
#Honesty in advertising. Whew. If only the world was that simple. So I have a confession for you all: I've been 30 years old for a good...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Nov 21, 2020
- 4 min
It's the most wonderful time of the year - to stay away from strangers.
Stranger danger! You want to talk about a phrase having a whole new meaning in 2020 - there you have it. Once upon a time, I worked at...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Nov 16, 2020
- 5 min
Fantasy Sports (and nursing?) Leagues, COVID College Towns, and Tough Love
I'm terrible with general #sports knowledge. I couldn't tell you what teams are having a strong season, and I might even screw up a...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Nov 7, 2020
- 4 min
"I do voices" and other fun faux pax things to say
"I do voices!" "My friends say I have a great voice and should get into voiceover!" "I do a really good Solid Snake impression - check it...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
The 10-Year Hangover
I was born in the 80s. I always jokingly call the 1980s the ten year hangover that happened after the wild and crazy 60s and 70s. When...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2 min
The difference between good and great in the professional world.
I've always said the difference between a good nurse and a great nurse is attitude. To be a nurse in the first place, you have to...
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
"I'm the kind of guy who laughs at a funeral"
"I love to laugh. I'll laugh at things that are funny, and things that are really, really not funny. And I don't mean to - it's just..."
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Michael Apollo Lira
- Sep 30, 2020
- 2 min
Well here goes nothing.
Blogging. I'm about to show my age here. Last time I had anything remotely similar to a blog, I had a MySpace page. Not only that, but...
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