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Will Licking Ruin the Friendship? Nov. 22, 2025
I almost never check work email on a Saturday, but I must have known deep down that a sitcom script ... Read More
The Dream Monstrosity Nov. 21, 2025
Want to buy a house? It's in a great neighborhood. In walking distance of excellent schools. It's th... Read More
Quiet Please -- I'm Trying to Not Work Here Nov. 20, 2025
I don't know whose bright idea it was, but the person who came up with the concept of the open offic... Read More
'Yule' Love These New Books About Words Nov. 19, 2025
Stuff your stockings this holiday season with these lively new books about language. Jess Zafarris r... Read More
These Fifth Graders Have Wise Opinions Nov. 15, 2025
I will speak to almost any room about the miracle of local news. However, one annual event strikes f... Read More
Self-Esteem Isn't Given -- It's Earned Nov. 14, 2025
"What do you see as your greatest asset as a teacher?" A dozen eyes bored into me from different poi... Read More
Want a Promotion? Lift Your Pinky Nov. 13, 2025
You're throwing a dinner party for a bunch of tech bros. You know there will be fist-pumping and ch... Read More
Step Relatives Are a 'Step' Above Nov. 12, 2025
Q: I'm curious about the origin of "step" in "stepfather," "stepson," et al. — M.J.D., Baton R... Read More
The Weight of Fall Nov. 09, 2025
Fall in New Mexico calls for layers, both in fashion and function. The mornings start with a bracing... Read More
Fear the Stopped Clock of the American Electorate Nov. 08, 2025
I once met a man who claimed to make up his mind who he wanted in presidential elections only after ... Read More
Down With Light Bites Nov. 08, 2025
I get the same question at every cocktail event. When I kindly wave off a cater waiter circling with... Read More
My Favorite Dental Appointment Nov. 07, 2025
If you asked people where they were and what they were doing when they had the first experience they... Read More
When Your Co-Worker is a Robot Nov. 06, 2025
Am I being paranoid? In the same week that Amazon announces it is firing 14,000 workers, The New Yor... Read More
Do Apostrophes Depart for the Holidays? Nov. 05, 2025
This month, we observe Veterans Day ... or should that be "Veterans' Day" or even "Veteran's Day"? I... Read More
The Thin Veil Between Us Nov. 02, 2025
As her three kids steadily picked through the large orange bowl for all the remaining chocolate, she... Read More
How Do I Love Perimenopause? Let Me Count the Ways Nov. 01, 2025
Menopause is so hot these days. All the cool kids are doing it, a coincidence that marks the last t... Read More
An Ode to the Perfect Ride Nov. 01, 2025
A humble roller coaster exists, a sacred jewel of a ride that we as a culture don't talk about enoug... Read More
Mild, Multilevel Me Oct. 31, 2025
I have nothing against doctors. Some of them have saved my life. Some of them have damn near killed ... Read More
Give Your Career a Rest. Hibernate Now! Oct. 30, 2025
You know that feeling you get at work every day around 1 p.m.? That feeling that comes after a morni... Read More
Three Strange Paths to Not Thinking About You-Know-Who Oct. 25, 2025
Are you, like me, kind of freaking out a little bit? Do masked men patrol your city streets, snatchi... Read More
