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Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who Oct. 25, 2025
Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatchi... Read More
None of My Business Oct. 25, 2025
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
The Hours Before the World Wakes Oct. 19, 2025
The hour or two before sunrise was the hardest time with a newborn. When the schedule was two to thr... 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
Some Repeating Thoughts on Aging Oct. 12, 2025
I'm catching sight of, over the hill of another year, the third year of my 40s. I suppose that could... Read More
When It Comes to Halloween, I'm on the Supply Side of the Economy Oct. 11, 2025
I'm told that ours is a market economy — driven by supply and demand, or end-stage capitalism ... 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
How About We Just Try Doing It Right Oct. 05, 2025
There's a difference between doing something and doing it right. You can check a box, sign your name... 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
The Day I Confronted a Buck in the Woods Oct. 03, 2025
Fall means deer season and I'm reminded of the time an eight-point buck confronted me in the woods. ... 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
Life in the Whelm Sep. 28, 2025
There's a word we should live again. I would like to be whelmed and not overwhelmed. Not underwhelme... 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
Sorry, But I'm Going to Keep Calling You 'Mr.' Sep. 27, 2025
I got called "Georgia" by one of my son's friends the other day. I wasn't insulted — I know f... 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
