As I near the end of my teaching career, a friend pointed out that I'm not retiring. I'm simply going from 12 jobs to 11 jobs. Not true, but not…

In response to my assertion that being referred to as "nice" is not so good, a reader was kind enough to send me a piece entitled "Kinda Nice" by Damola…

I'm sitting in a restaurant in an airport, eating breakfast before waiting for my flight. A song is playing overhead from speakers set in the ceiling, and it brings me…

File this under things you definitely didn't know: Japan has a serious bear problem. Asian black and brown bear populations are exploding, and the solution to the problem is robots:…

I learned the following information from Jordan Jensen's latest comedy special, which I loved but is not for the faint of heart. If you're not prepared for some seriously graphic…

I've never referred to myself as old or getting older. I've never attributed an ache or pain to age. I've never worried that not remembering a person's name has anything…

The woman featured in this video series — Michelle Khare — ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days. The running sounds atrocious. Boring and painful and stupid.…

The word "nice" used to mean "a stupid or foolish person." For the record, it still means "a stupid or foolish person" much of the time. Question: "What do you think…

You're standing outside a friend's car. You want him to roll down his window so you can talk. If you're from my generation or any earlier, you make a rotating, cranking…

Speak Up on Saturday night was a special night for us. It was our 122nd Speak Up show, dating back to 2013. In some ways, these shows have become old…