Valentine’s Day Devasement
There’s a lot of talk these days about how retailers need to provide a...
Guest Post: Awkwardly Alive & Pleasantly Peculiar
Last week, Finland celebrated Runeberg Day—as in Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of...
While you’re at it
I once read an article in The New York Times about how the period...
Thank you for your severance
Back in 2018, I introduced you to Hank—the personification of my day job. I...
Gooped again
Gwyneth Paltrow has done it again. She’s gooped us—gooped us good this time with a...
A message from JFK airport
Welcome to JFK airport where everyone is flying for the first time, every time!...
Improve your foreign language skills with one simple trick
Are you an American with little or no foreign language skills? Do you have...
Adventures in language learning
I reached an important milestone in my language learning journey recently—that being I was...
Dear SurveyMonkey
About a week ago, I got a message from SurveyMonkey reminding me of my...
She’s packing
Anyone who reads this blog knows that I believe in signs. When something out...