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Time for Some 'Couples' Counseling Apr. 01, 2026

The Word Guy

"A couple more inches of snow came at us." "In his paper, a couple factors held him back." Those are... Read More

Scraps from the Cutting Room Floor Mar. 30, 2026

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

Sometimes what seems like a can't-miss column idea goes nowhere. Occasionally, an idea works so well... Read More

Nostalgia for a Bad Habit Mar. 28, 2026

Georgia Garvey

I miss smoking. There. I've said it. Now, I don't miss it enough to go out and buy a $17 pack of ci... Read More

I'm So Sorry, but Cigarettes Look Cool Mar. 28, 2026

Stephanie Hayes

I have secretly always longed to be a smoker. This is not an acceptable thing to say out loud, I kno... Read More

When What You Wear to Work Wears Out Mar. 26, 2026

Work Daze

Great careers don't start at your desk. They start at your closet. It's true! What you wear to work... Read More

Can't Do It By Yourself? Try Plan 'Bee' Mar. 25, 2026

The Word Guy

And now some questions about etymology ... or should I say entomology? Q: I know you must be as busy... Read More

A Few Remedial Crime Tips Mar. 23, 2026

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

Cape Coral, Fla. Two criminal masterminds broke into an empty arcade. In the lady's room, they tedio... Read More

The Cost of Silence Isn't Behind Us Mar. 22, 2026

My So-Called Millennial Life

Different silences have built modern America, and we don't like to talk about them. They don't make ... Read More

Spring Break Activities That Require No Gas or Groceries Mar. 21, 2026

Stephanie Hayes

Let's go, party people! It's spring break, the kids are out of school, and no one has any disposable... Read More

No Breathing, Please -- We're Working Mar. 19, 2026

Work Daze

It doesn't matter if they're managing you from across the office or from across the country, having ... Read More

'Verban Legends' Clog Arteries of the Internet Mar. 18, 2026

The Word Guy

You've probably encountered a rather macabre treatise titled "Life in the 1500s," a ghastly goulash ... Read More

A Narrow Escape from Career Hell Mar. 16, 2026

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

I hit 30 in the vanguard of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation. When a somewhat younger com... Read More

The Philosophy of Hope and Destiny Mar. 15, 2026

My So-Called Millennial Life

I'm the one who ends up getting the emails when no one else answers. This time, it was suckering me ... Read More

Spring Forward Is Here To Change Your Life Mar. 14, 2026

Stephanie Hayes

The name's Spring. Spring Forward. Some say I'm even more nefarious than my brother, Fall Back, but ... Read More

Your Company Needs a Baddie -- How About You? Mar. 12, 2026

Work Daze

Did you see the latest video from the Staples Baddie? If you didn't, you must have read the story ab... Read More

Subjects and Verbs Agree to Disagree Mar. 11, 2026

The Word Guy

Politics are so polarized these days — or should that be politics IS so polarized? — tha... Read More

A Middle-Aged Teddy Bear Dances with a Skeleton Mar. 09, 2026

Slightly Off-Kilter Columns

"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance," said George Bernard S... Read More

Seeing It All Together Mar. 08, 2026

My So-Called Millennial Life

Something I have lamented as a parent is that the cultural touchstones of episodic television were n... Read More

Feeling Bad About a Dumb Injury? These Dudes Did It Worse Mar. 07, 2026

Georgia Garvey

I hurt my knee taking a step onto a riser in a performance at my kids' elementary school the other d... Read More

Turned-On by an Off-Site? Mar. 05, 2026

Work Daze

It doesn't matter what job you have; you must agree. The worst day of the entire year is the day yo... Read More