Okay, so gutters and drains may at first blush seem like a boring subject with no room for my usual bent toward humor. But it’s something well worth considering if you want to avoid some very unsexy … [Read more...]

Do you remember the story of Chicken Little, the fable in which the central phrase is “The sky is falling?” Normally we apply the phrase to people who manage to incite an unreasonable fear in … [Read more...]

When I was a kid in the dark ages, my family had but one telephone in our home, placed atop a designated “telephone table” in our entrance hall. It was a heavy, black pedestal model left over from the … [Read more...]

Nobody likes getting dumped. Whether we are dismissed from a romantic relationship, a job or political office, it can be painful. But I assure you, few experiences compare with receiving a … [Read more...]

Did you ever say something to someone, offhandedly and unfiltered, where you immediately wanted to sink into the ground? My worst experience like that happened when I was too young to know better, … [Read more...]