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Let’s Be Authentic
Let me be totally transparent and honest: I do not like the trend where young people today wear their pajamas
Some Things Go Together
Some things go together. For instance, consider these sayings: You could have knocked me over with a feather. These hemorrhoids
How to Overcome Impossible Odds
I think we would all agree that the emu, Australia’s unofficial national bird, is a national treasure. Yes, they cannot
Not a Core Strength
Let’s play two truths and a lie. Here we go: I was told by my first-grade teacher that I would
How to Win the War
How do you win a war? You might think that the answer is found in a superior army, a greater
If You Don’t Know Where You Are Going. . . .
One of my favorite episodes in the old TV series, The X-Files, was aptly named “Humbug.” The plot was easy
How Can I Look It Up When I Can’t Spell It?
True story. My parents had a friend who had made several bad life choices, and things were not looking up;
What Are We to Make of All This?–Part 2
It was hockey heaven. In February 2025, four nations faced off against each other to decide which country was the
What Are We to Make of All This?–Part 1
Imagine you’re playing a very serious game of Clue. You’re wearing a fedora with the brim pulled down low, and every
Mark This Down, Part 2
“I can tell which way the wind blows,’ said Tom vainly, “and I am sure that, since Part 1 started