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Please Respect Those Who Are Bad at Work This Week Jan. 06, 2024
If you are resuming responsibilities after a holiday spent flopping around like a southern elephant ... Read More
Low-Stakes New Year's Resolutions Dec. 30, 2023
Since the dawn of my Type-B existence, I have been a strong proponent of taking it easy around the n... Read More
Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas Movie? And Other Debates I Don't Care About Dec. 23, 2023
Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? Sure. OK. Yeah. It's set at Christmas. There's a dead guy in an ele... Read More
The Annual Office Holiday Party and How to Win It Dec. 21, 2023
Thank you! Everyone here at Work Daze HQ appreciates your attendance at our annual holiday party. In... Read More
What Your Holiday Potluck Dish Says About You Dec. 16, 2023
'Tis the season to spear cubes of wet potato salad from a paper plate while extracting small talk ab... Read More
After Florida vs. California, Will Debates Get Even More Pointless? Dec. 02, 2023
While innocent Americans were minding their own business Thursday night, Danny Zuko raced Leo "Crate... Read More
In a Chaotic World, Welcoming the No Pants Trend Nov. 11, 2023
"The end better be freaking nigh." This message sailed into my texts via a group chat last week foll... Read More
The Treasures of Agua Dulce Oct. 22, 2023
By Jim Farber Some 25 million years in the making, the spectacular geologic uplift known as Vasquez ... 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
Government and Much More in Olympia, Washington Sep. 24, 2023
By Jim Farber The primary business of state capitals such as Olympia, Washington, is governing: draf... Read More
Free Ideas for Restaurants Sep. 16, 2023
We are all unimpeachable business owners in our fantasies, right? We are business geniuses! For inst... Read More
I'm Sorry, but It's Halloween Now Sep. 09, 2023
Do you ever look up and realize you are standing in the middle of a fully functioning Spirit Hallowe... Read More
Gig Harbor Is Washington With a Touch of Venice Sep. 03, 2023
By Jim Farber It's a picture-perfect day as "O Sole Mio," the classic song of the gondolier, wafts o... Read More
Staying Cool While the Oceans Are Boiling Sep. 02, 2023
You may have noticed it's a touch, hmm, sultry out. Maybe it's the persistent low-grade headache. Or... Read More
See Tacoma Through Its Colorful Glass Aug. 20, 2023
By Jim Farber In 1965 a talented young art student at the University of Washington named Dale Chihul... Read More
The Secret Joys of Nosebleed Seats Aug. 19, 2023
We rode among the masses of sequined jumpsuits and fringed cowgirl hats, ascending multiple escalato... Read More
Be Totally Amazed by Tacoma Aug. 19, 2023
By Jim Farber It tends to be true that after visiting Seattle travelers head west to the Olympic Pen... Read More
The Days of a Goodest Girl in New Mexico Jul. 16, 2023
My husband found her on Craigslist. Maybe the owner was a veteran, or maybe just wore camo pants; my... Read More
A Touch of Humanity Might Start with a Hug Jun. 25, 2023
One of my favorite things my son does is assume that my lap is still an automatic place for him to b... Read More
At Home in the Moments Jun. 11, 2023
I may have watched the first death of my daughter's childhood. It all happened as she patiently wait... Read More
