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Can You Bark a Few Bars? Nov. 07, 2023
My dog is not a big fan of heavy metal music. He doesn't mind a few bars of country music, and he se... Read More
Which is Witch Nov. 01, 2023
If you happened to reside in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692-93, being a witch (or simply being accuse... Read More
Arrested Development Oct. 31, 2023
Apparently, there is a warrant out for my arrest. I'm not sure exactly what it is that I did wrong, ... Read More
How to Talk Turkey to a Budding Vegetarian Oct. 28, 2023
With Halloween jack-o'-lanterns starting to mold and my 5-year-old's "cool-looking" leaf collection ... Read More
Snoozing Your Way to Success Oct. 26, 2023
You're late. I've been waiting, like forever, for you to read this week's column. And now you finall... Read More
The Other Half Is Crazy Oct. 25, 2023
A Lancet Psychiatry study that analyzed responses from a 21-year-long World Health Organization surv... Read More
Ain't It the Tooth Oct. 24, 2023
Most of the time, my tongue and my teeth are blissfully unaware of each other. They each just do the... Read More
It Was the Best of Times and ... Well, It Was the Best of Times Oct. 21, 2023
As my physical therapist stretched my hip the other day, we talked about being Gen Xers. Parenting ... Read More
How CEOs Can Save the Office Oct. 19, 2023
(Warning: This column is for CEOs only.) If you're a CEO, you're probably in a bad mood right now. A... Read More
And Now for Some 'Clerical' Errors Oct. 18, 2023
Readers occasionally send me bloopers found in church bulletins. Some are probably authentic, and so... Read More
My Theory of Everything Oct. 17, 2023
Any armchair theoretical physicist knows that Stephen Hawking had pursued a lifelong quest to come u... Read More
As Far as 'Good Deaths' Go, This One Ranks up Top Oct. 14, 2023
Skydiving can be deadly. Just look at Dorothy Hoffner of Chicago, who died recently after tandem jum... Read More
Plan to Be Spontaneous at Work Oct. 12, 2023
What's the best part of being a success? You never have to chitchat. As a VIP, concentrating on hig... Read More
Manual Labor Oct. 12, 2023
Man versus man. Man versus nature. Man versus himself. These, we learned in high school English, are... Read More
How Dryer I Am Oct. 10, 2023
I am well known in these parts for my unresolved appliance aggressions. I have killed one microwave,... Read More
Rejected Titles for the Killer Manatee Movie Oct. 07, 2023
Flipping big news for fans of notoriously bloodthirsty manatees: Recently, we learned a movie called... Read More
It's Another Installment of 'Parenting by the Decades'! Oct. 07, 2023
Hello, and welcome to yet another installment of "Parenting by the Decades," the streaming talk show... Read More
Is Your Company Playing the Name Game? Oct. 05, 2023
Blame it on the internet. If it wasn't for the internet, we wouldn't have giant tech companies and ... Read More
Knower of Where Things Are Oct. 03, 2023
My husband and I just celebrated 31 years of marriage. We have a lot to show for it, including two a... Read More
The Telephone Is the Worst. The New Etiquette May Stand! Sep. 30, 2023
Hello? HELLO? Can you hear me? Can you hear me now? We're going deep on the topic of the telephone i... Read More
