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Don't Make Me Say It Jun. 07, 2025
My family came to visit me in Florida recently. Their sole request was to patronize a Tijuana Flats ... Read More
Who Knows Where the Phones Go? Jun. 06, 2025
I reach for my phone. It's not in my pocket where it belongs. I'd had it out earlier over where I wa... Read More
Your Resume: Polish It or Pulverize It? Jun. 05, 2025
You never forget your first resume. The excitement. The anticipation. The lies. Sure, you were a fro... Read More
When the Universe Draws Circles Jun. 01, 2025
For the first story I ever had published in a paper, I was almost run over by a mail truck. I'll tel... Read More
How To Remake a Political Career in Wrestling May. 31, 2025
You do not want to lose the wrestling fans, OK? Few folks are so passionately clear-eyed about their... Read More
Amazing Opportunities Just Keep on Coming May. 30, 2025
On X, the name for what's left of Twitter, I got a direct message from someone I'll call Hank Halsti... Read More
Tell Your Inner Critic to Shut It May. 29, 2025
You really aren't any good at your job, and you're even worse at hiding it. The mistakes you make ar... Read More
Dishing Up What's Needed May. 25, 2025
Sometimes a reply has to stew. There's the meat of an argument and the vegetables of barbs that soft... Read More
The 2025 Hurricane Season is All About Vibes, Baby May. 24, 2025
Storm riders, it's time to begin all rituals that induce good fortune. Knock on wood, harness the en... Read More
A Good Day and a Bad Night at the Pseudonymous Resort May. 23, 2025
As a speaker, my life involved getting paid to go to places where other people vacationed. Still, I ... Read More
Workplace Drama Doesn't Work May. 22, 2025
Every office has them: drama queens and drama kings whose highly theatrical soliloquies about their ... Read More
The Script is Ours to Write May. 18, 2025
I had a frilly pink dress in second grade that I only wore a handful of times. There are some photos... Read More
Lunch Lady for a Day May. 17, 2025
Sometimes, I pretend to be a lunch lady. I volunteer for shifts helping out at my boys' elementary s... Read More
Pinnacles and Unforgettable Shebangs May. 16, 2025
You'd think I'd know the date of my wedding, but apparently you'd be wrong. As I write these words, ... Read More
Want a Promotion? Hire a Bodyguard May. 15, 2025
WORK DAZE BY BOB GOLDMAN RELEASE DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2025, AND THEREAFTER Want a Promotion? ... Read More
From Ghost Stories to Gatekeeping: Millennials and the New Wave of Book Bans May. 11, 2025
Starting at about second grade, when the novelty of reading about a family of bears started to wear ... Read More
The Realest ID Is the One Left at the Bar May. 10, 2025
I say this as the biggest procrastinator in the world, a habitual April 14 taxpayer, someone who thi... Read More
JD Vance Might Not Be a Fan of the Pope, But Chicago Sure Is May. 10, 2025
I don't know if you've heard already, but there's a new pope in town. Not only is he American —... Read More
Groucho and I and the Race for 2028 May. 09, 2025
Though I've been eligible for years — being over 35 and a natural-born citizen — no one ... Read More
Your Boss, Your Couch -- What Could Go Wrong? May. 08, 2025
It isn't often that I disagree with The New York Times, but this time, they've gone too far. It was ... Read More
