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An Ode to the Perfect Ride Nov. 01, 2025
A humble roller coaster exists, a sacred jewel of a ride that we as a culture don't talk about enoug... Read More
Mild, Multilevel Me Oct. 31, 2025
I have nothing against doctors. Some of them have saved my life. Some of them have damn near killed ... Read More
Give Your Career a Rest. Hibernate Now! Oct. 30, 2025
You know that feeling you get at work every day around 1 p.m.? That feeling that comes after a morni... Read More
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
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 None-of-My-Business Column Oct. 24, 2025
Perhaps due to my previous incarnation as a traveling know-it-all, I keep getting requests for a col... 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
