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Perhaps due to my previous incarnation as a traveling know-it-all, I keep getting requests for a col... Read More

Stop Trying to Sell Me Plastic Souvenir Cups! Oct. 25, 2025

It's fall festival season, haunted house season, trunk-or-treat season. Amid the 50/50 raffles, soft... Read More

The 'Chunk' Guide to Career Success Oct. 23, 2025

When it comes to building a career, there's a lot we can learn from animals (and no, I'm not talking... Read More

Adults Need To Use Their Imaginations Oct. 18, 2025

Have you been in touch with your imagination lately? I don't mean by hatching conspiracy theories or... Read More

The Little Resume That Couldn't Oct. 16, 2025

NO! No, you will not get the job. No, there is no reason to schedule an interview. No, we will not b... Read More

Halloween Costumes That Will Offend No One Oct. 11, 2025

It used to be that Halloween offered a release valve on the year's serious discourse, a chance to in... Read More

Toddlin' in Chicago: Government Overreach, Circa 1972 Oct. 10, 2025

Chicago, I'd heard, was a toddlin' town. In fact, I'd heard it repeatedly from a woman in the seat b... Read More

What Would Erma Bombeck Do? Oct. 04, 2025

There's a quote going around from Erma Bombeck, the late, legendary essayist: "When humor goes, ther... Read More

Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Stupidity Oct. 03, 2025

We keep hearing that Artificial Intelligence may one day decide to improve the planet by getting rid... Read More

A Warning for Your Morning Oct. 02, 2025

It's the end of the workday. Did you accomplish everything? Did you accomplish anything? Did you mo... Read More

New Slogans for Tylenol Sep. 27, 2025

The folks behind Tylenol have a rebranding conundrum. Overcoming the lasting harm of recent politica... Read More

Laughter for Fun and Profit Sep. 26, 2025

A young entrepreneur is meeting with the executive team of his top corporate client in the office of... Read More

Buttering Up Your Popcorn Brain Sep. 25, 2025

You don't have to tell me — you're a busy person. Forget work. You've got Reels to watch and T... Read More

The Tyranny of the Lawnmower Sep. 20, 2025

Chores I will gladly outsource to qualified professionals: oil changes, mammograms, colonoscopies, h... Read More

Mr. Marvelous Is Not His Real Name Sep. 19, 2025

As a professional speaker, I meet a lot of self-help gurus, some of whom are only too happy to work ... Read More

Disconnected at Work -- And Loving It! Sep. 18, 2025

My boss doesn't understand me. You hear it all the time. From lowly interns, looking for a tiny tid... Read More

Quiz: Should You Give That Baseball to a Child? Sep. 13, 2025

Another sweaty, storied baseball season is sliding into home, but there's still time to steal a souv... Read More

A Novel Idea Sep. 12, 2025

At 7 a.m. that day, my short-term goal and long-term plan were identical: I wanted to survive the ne... Read More

Expense Account Cheaters Beware: James Bond GPT Is Here Sep. 11, 2025