Why “Breaking News” Can Be Equivalent to “Breaking Bad”
I made a rash decision a few weeks back that I’m continuing to rue. Let me parse that sentence for a moment.
Read MoreDo the Dead Have Reputation Consultants?
Most of us have heard of reputation consultants, that army of search engineers and social-media influencers who rush to their clients’ side to reverse negative public perceptions of them.
Read MoreAre Paper Checks On The Endangered Species List?
Before too long, the expression, “The check’s in the mail” may be as meaningless as “A penny for your thoughts.”
Read MoreA Birthday Greeting to My Big Brother
My eldest and only surviving sibling is my big brother Jerry, who turns 85 today.
Read MoreWhy Has Comedy Stopped Being a Laughing Matter?
Comedian/writer/director Louis C.K. is in the middle of an apparently successful rehab tour to give audiences a chance to empathize with the suffering he brought on himself when a variety of his actions made him a temporary pariah.
Read MoreOn Joining a Splinter Group
Of the thousands of things you expect to outgrow with age, splinters are right up there with acne, warts, torn ACLs and an impatience as you await the next James Bond or Batman movie …
Read MoreIn Defense of the Incredibly Offensive
While saying I’m not a fan of our current president takes the concept of understatement to such subterranean depths it may catch fire, I do have to say that he gets vilified for things he wasn’t elected to do.
Read More50-Year Mortgages: Just the Beginning!
Welcome to 2026! As you’ll recall, there was a 2025 idea of creating a 50-year home mortgage.
Read More2025: The Year in Rebuke
This is the final day of 2025, a year that will live in uncertainty.
Read MoreEleven Things You Simply Need Never Do
Today—as we fondly recall Hanukkah (which ended a few candlelit sunsets ago), bid farewell to Christmas (which collapsed of its own commercial weight at midnight Thursday) and usher in Kwanzaa (which began Friday)
Read MoreInventions We May Not Have Heard Of
In the hubbub of the holidays, one headline that might have escaped your notice announced the death of the man who gave America one of its most durable but most unnecessary inventions.
Read MoreIs Bourbon On the Rocks?
In addition to getting distilled, bourbon is getting diluted, according to business reports.
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