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What Lurks Outside the Frame Jun. 07, 2026
I consumed a lot of horror movies during my teen years. For a couple of my friends, my room became t... Read More
Scenes From a Cash Register in 2026 Jun. 06, 2026
Hi. Hi! Did you find everything you were looking for in STORE? Yep, thanks. Just this shirt for you... Read More
Shush! You're Fired Jun. 04, 2026
Is there a good way to be fired? Probably not. But companies today seem hard at work at making the p... Read More
Do You Have a Knack for Nicknames? Jun. 03, 2026
For 15th-century Florentine artist Paolo di Dono, the bird was the word. He loved feathered creature... Read More
Advanced Customer Disservice Jun. 01, 2026
I needed to call Ally Bank. How long do you think it took me to get a customer service person? Wrong... Read More
The Invisible Forces that Keep the Doors Open May. 31, 2026
We're not southern enough to be yes, ma'am or no, sir, but I try to nudge manners into my kids' dail... Read More
A Lovebug's Dating Profile May. 30, 2026
Name: Lovebug #543,952 Location: All up in your business, floating into open mouths in the grocery s... Read More
Job Security Guaranteed: Protect Yourself at AI Times May. 28, 2026
It's a slash-and-burn job market. So you're good at what you do? Big whoop. So your last quarterly ... Read More
A Useful Conjunction, Albeit an Old One May. 27, 2026
Frank Resnick of New Britain, Conn., writes, "Can the antique-sounding conjunction 'albeit' still be... Read More
Forget the Rainbow, Let's Taste the Vinegar May. 24, 2026
My mind wanders, and sometimes I just follow behind it, seeing where it goes. Driving to the gym rec... Read More
On Tiny Broken Things May. 23, 2026
Last weekend, I broke my little finger. It's pretty silly and not that serious, but it has me thinki... Read More
Make Your Work Conversations Better & Your Work Life Worse May. 21, 2026
"We have to talk." If you work for a company with two or more employees, these four words will stri... Read More
Summer Dreams of Verbal Themes May. 20, 2026
Whether you're sunbathing at the beach, lounging at the lake or reflecting on rainbows this summer, ... Read More
A Tale of Two Voices May. 17, 2026
His voice vibrated with anger. It was contained, waiting for the release of the hello that never cam... Read More
The When, Why, but Mostly Where to Retire May. 14, 2026
Sooner or later, it will happen. The desire to retire will sweep over you. "That's it; I'm done," yo... Read More
Short Words Have Their Ups and Downs May. 13, 2026
"I've always found it interesting," writes Bob Fliegel of St. Augustine, Fla., "that the shortest an... Read More
Waiting and Why Not? May. 11, 2026
Doctors are busy, important people. Patients, apparently, not so much. Patients are expected to be p... Read More
The Bridge Generation is Feeling Its Age May. 10, 2026
Millennials are a cultural infrastructure, like an older overpass everyone depends on, but it's star... Read More
How To Get Out of a Reading Rut May. 09, 2026
Is anyone else in a reading rut? What I mean is, does every book you crack feel like a million pound... Read More
Call Me Unavailable May. 07, 2026
Blame Alexander Graham Bell. Before the Bellster invented the telephone, it was widely accepted tha... Read More
