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'Tis the Season for Reflecting Beyond your Reflection Dec. 24, 2025
Have you looked in the mirror lately? If you want to be a better person, maybe you should. No one li... Read More
Origin of 1920s Term Triggers Flapdoodle Dec. 24, 2025
As 2025, the centennial year of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, comes to a close, let's e... Read More
A Wild and Weird Year of True Crime Dec. 23, 2025
Mark Twain once remarked that "Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged ... Read More
The Happy-Enough Holiday Is More Than Good Enough Dec. 20, 2025
On my 11th Christmas, my parents were preparing to divorce. At the time, I didn't know that, of cour... Read More
The Wedding Almost Everyone Forgot Dec. 19, 2025
The first time Rosie and I got married, things just seemed to fall into place. Our guests all loved ... Read More
Reviewing the Jive of Two-Oh-Two-Five Dec. 17, 2025
Our language this year was hardly a heaven; In parlance of teens, it was 'no cap' '6-7.' Cliches wer... Read More
Why Antisemitism Is Not Just a Jewish Problem Dec. 16, 2025
"What is going on with Australia?" my wife asked. It's a good question. The horrific Bondi Beach sho... Read More
Lawyer Babble: The Fight to Strike Legalese Dec. 16, 2025
What is legalese? The New Oxford Dictionary defines it as "the formal and technical language of lega... Read More
Don't Avoid Emotional Pain -- Manage it Instead Dec. 12, 2025
Ever had a coworker sabotage your project at work? Has an underperforming employee lost you a client... Read More
Songs for Creating Demons Dec. 12, 2025
Not to plug my new supernatural thriller, "The Great Dick: And the Dysfunctional Demon," but you may... Read More
Murder on the 'Orientate' Express Dec. 10, 2025
Q: Is "orientate" a valid word? I always thought it was just "orient," but I hear people say things ... Read More
Lincoln Did Not Extol Himself -- He Extolled His Country Dec. 09, 2025
As I listened to the news that the National Park Service will cut Martin Luther King's Birthday and ... Read More
Let's Reclaim Our Democracy by Marginalizing Extremism Dec. 05, 2025
After the recent government shutdown, many of us are questioning — and not for the first time ... Read More
Distance Makes the Ego Grow Larger Dec. 05, 2025
Most of my adult life, people have paid me money because they liked the sounds I made. No, I'm not a... Read More
It's a 'Word'-erful Life Dec. 03, 2025
Many of us enjoy Frank Capra's classic film "It's a Wonderful Life" each holiday season. But we some... Read More
The U.S. Senate's Great Money Grab Dec. 02, 2025
In early October, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) revealed that the FBI ... Read More
When Words End in 'O,' Their Plurals Spell Woe Nov. 26, 2025
When Vice President Dan Quayle "corrected" a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" back in 199... Read More
Trading Superman's Cape for a Columnist's Laptop Nov. 26, 2025
Jackie Kennedy Onassis once said, "If you produce one book, you will have done something wonderful i... Read More
Giving Thanks for the Present Creates a Brighter Future Nov. 25, 2025
"What is the difference between optimism and hope?" she asked. I answered without hesitation: "It's ... Read More
A Thanksgiving Turkey to Forget Nov. 22, 2025
I'll start by making a few things clear: I love my father, I love cooking and I love Thanksgiving. A... Read More
