Bring Back the Rotary Phone
Cell phones have certainly enhanced our lives. Or is that they are really death by enhancement? Every day we receive about one butt-dialed call. But, we too have done our share of butt dialing. I […]
Tag: wisdom
Wisdom for Dummies
“Live each day as though it were your last” is just plain foolishness. Who would ever have their teeth cleaned or their oil changed? Find more dubious advice in I Used to Think I […]
Wisdom for Dummies
They say #genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration, which might explain why geniuses aren’t always that pleasant to be around. Find more dubious wisdom in I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad […]
More wisdom from inanimate objects
Last year, I wrote a post about how inanimate objects around the house can teach us about life, if we allow ourselves to “listen.” Since then, more everyday items have spoken to me (figuratively, that […]
Detours on the road to serenity
Last week, when Patrick drove home from choir practice and backed into the garage, I did something bizarre. I did not suck the oxygen from the car, offer advice, and shriek “Don’t hit the recycle bin!” […]
Free wisdom, by Jim
My dad stops by almost every morning to have a cup of coffee and enlighten me on some matter of life, whether it be how they manufacture bolts, to how to study for a test, […]
Late-Thirtysomething Woman Succeeds in Erasing Her Twenties
“I was getting close to 40 and I just felt all this, you know, REGRET, about my 20s,” the woman said. “So many embarrassing situations, things I wish I’d done differently. I wished for that […]
College Humor: Extracting Wisdom
There’s one familiar milestone on the road to the college launch that doesn’t get much press. Oral surgery. This pre-college dental rite of passage just might be the universe’s way of giving parents one final […]