Quandry

I hear from readers and listeners and audience members every day. Most are kind and thoughtful, even when they are also challenging or ornery or disagreeable. Some of the things written to me bring me to tears. They are messages that I will save for the rest of my life. Sometimes trolls visit me, too.…

I’m not a handy guy. I can’t fix a damn thing. Nor can I build, construct, or replace. I don’t do plumbing or electrical work. I can’t repair a roof or landscape a lawn or paint a porch. Loose hinges on cabinets stymie me. So perhaps the answer to this question is obvious to someone…

You know those guys – it’s always a man – who drive in the third lane of the highway at high speeds, flashing their lights at any car that get in their way? Who are these guys? I’m serious. In my entire life, I don’t think I’ve ever known a man who would do such…

The tobacco plant has been disastrous for human beings. According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1,300 deaths every day. On average, smokers die…

It appears as if Keanu Reeves has decided that the hand hover – once mocked for being awkward and strange – is now the preferred move when taking photos with fans. There are dozens of photos of Keanu Reeves executing this move online. My first thought: “Have we really reached a point where a person’s…