Numbers Don't Lie, But Wherein Lies the Truth?
Monday, November 21
Said with enough conviction, you can make almost anything sound true. Preface the fabrication with “according to a recent bi-partisan government study,” and you’re three quarters of the way to selling the lie to a lot of people. Seriously, try this.The next time you’re at a dinner party or havi...
The Birds, the Bees, and the Blues
Monday, November 14
As a result of the election, Facebook has been full of a lot of bad stuff. In an effort to provide a tiny bit of healing, I’m going to share something a friend of mine had written in a humor column over seven years ago THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS – honestly, it has nothing to do with re...
Just Smile
Sunday, November 06
Some have compared the excitement of watching a baseball game to watching paint dry (and to others, that’s a tad offensive to paint), but the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians certainly gave it their all and took it not only to the last of seven games for the World Series to be decided but i...
Trust Your Gut
Monday, October 31
In practically every aspect of our lives these days, we rely on data. Either it’s data we seem to use up too frequently on our phone plans during the month or it’s data concerning something that’s coming up in our lives on which we need to make a decision – and in both cases, if we use the data ...
Giving for a Good Cause
Monday, October 24
When you volunteer to give blood, you show up at the designated location (i.e. school, church, illegal cock fight, etc.) and wait to be called by one of the technicians. Once they call you, you’re ushered over to a temporary cubicle away from prying eyes so they can ask you 348 health questions ...
Showcase Showdown
Monday, October 17
The game show “The Price is Right” – the show where 95% of what they give away is total garbage (fireproof bathmats in the shape of Ecuador, really?) – is probably each child’s first exercise in trying to guess how much something costs. Admit it, you sat glued to the TV set either screaming at t...