Search Content
Where You Look Is Where You Go Oct. 04, 2026
They were behind at the orthodontist's office and the waiting room was full. My daughter went to sit... Read More
Christa Pike and the Incomplete Justice of Death Oct. 03, 2026
Why do we kill? It's a question unlikely to ever be answered to any degree of satisfaction, but one... Read More
Paying For Gas Is So Easy Oct. 03, 2026
In this prickly economy, everyone is stretched thin. Gas prices around the country have ballooned du... Read More
Will Your Job Exist in Five ... Oct. 01, 2026
Worried about some hotshot AI chatbot taking your job? If you're not, you must have a pretty misera... Read More
Coming to Terms With Politics Sep. 30, 2026
With the "all-important mid-term elections" coming up in a few weeks, it's time to cast your mail-in... Read More
What's Wrong With This Picture: The Sequel Sep. 28, 2026
At one point, I signed up with a giant phone company for almost everything: TV, internet, phone and ... Read More
The Air in the Room Sep. 27, 2026
There's a consultant who comes to give us a quarterly report, and each time, I marvel at their abili... Read More
Lights! Camera! Job Offers! Sep. 24, 2026
It isn't easy getting a new job these days. This is especially true if you don't happen to be an AI... Read More
Let the Word Games Begin! Sep. 23, 2026
Have fun with these puzzlers: Scramble Clambers Can you make a new word by rearranging the letters i... Read More
AI and I, Planning for the End Sep. 21, 2026
I'm hoping if I'm nice enough to AI, it will spare me when it wipes out the human race. Our relation... Read More
When Money Changes the Story Sep. 20, 2026
I remember picking up my first campaign check from the P.O. box I had rented. I knew the name: a gru... Read More
How I Stopped Being Ticklish Sep. 19, 2026
My feet have always been extremely ticklish. Despite this unfortunate fact, I also like having prese... Read More
Think Your Job is In Trouble? Read the Room Sep. 17, 2026
Did somebody say something? No. There hasn't even been a whisper. But somehow you know. You just kno... Read More
Is Verbing Nouns Worth the Effort? Sep. 16, 2026
When a TV news anchor recently told viewers that technicians were having trouble airing a correspond... Read More
Attack of the CCLs Sep. 14, 2026
A few years back, an intrepid scholar with an advanced degree from Yale uncovered the actual form of... Read More
The Strange Archaeology of Childhood Sep. 13, 2026
The last thing my 10-year-old asked me last night was if he'd get his seal shirt in the morning. The... Read More
What Do We Know After 9/11? Little, If Anything Sep. 12, 2026
Like most Americans who were adults on Sept. 11, 2001, my life is divided into "before" and "after" ... Read More
A Day in the Life as AI Prepares To Eradicate Humanity Sep. 12, 2026
Yawn. Time for another sun-dappled morning of human existence, drinking in the beauty of the natural... Read More
Meet Your New Boss -- Its Name is Claude Sep. 10, 2026
You know it's going to happen. An announcement will come down from above. Your current boss is leavi... Read More
And It's Seabiscuit By Three Lengths! Sep. 09, 2026
Did you know that "gun" derives from 11th-century Scandinavian raiders who affectionately gave their... Read More
