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Slipping On Enough Sep. 06, 2026
Years ago, during the hot months in the desert, I adopted a short house dress style that I change in... Read More
Approach Today Having Learned the Lessons of the Past Sep. 05, 2026
It's a time for fear. The United States is engaged in an undeclared war — one of which the pu... Read More
A Letter From the Gulf of America to Lake America Sep. 05, 2026
Dear Lake America, Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play? Gosh, sorry. I never know how to... Read More
The Natives are 'Restive' Sep. 02, 2026
In 2005, when Harvard University President Larry Summers was embroiled in controversy, a newspaper s... Read More
Hey Ma, It's Best-Selling, Award-Winning Me! Aug. 31, 2026
I've been a best-selling author since the first book I wrote. The book wasn't a best seller, but som... Read More
Living on Purpose Aug. 30, 2026
Some weeks have themes. The theme for my week was authenticity. I had to make choices about what it ... Read More
How To Get Away With Stealing $10 Million Aug. 29, 2026
Greetings, students. With school in session, you're probably learning mnemonic devices, handy saying... Read More
How To Be Successfully Fired Aug. 27, 2026
Getting fired is no fun. That doesn't mean you need to make it easier for whichever Human Resource w... Read More
Steered Wrong by Word Criminals Aug. 26, 2026
A magazine article about an outdoor festival tells readers, "If it rains, just bring your umbrella a... Read More
The Slightly Off-Kilter Wedding Ceremony Aug. 24, 2026
I've been asked several times to write a wedding ceremony. I've even been offered money. ($13.75 is ... Read More
Once You're in The Room Aug. 23, 2026
At the gym, my trainer told me he was going to a trainers' conference in Austin. He worried that he ... Read More
Help AI Help You Ace Your Job Hunt Aug. 20, 2026
AI is great, but it can't do everything on its own. Sometimes, we humans have to help. Case in point... Read More
Do Hot Doggers Relish Showing Off? Aug. 19, 2026
This column is packed with tantalizing tidbits I haven't been able to squeeze in elsewhere. — ... Read More
Seeking: One Quiet Solo Staycation Aug. 15, 2026
I'm taking a couple late-summer days off next week to noodle around on leisure writing. Perhaps this... Read More
Hush ... Hush, Sweet Workforce Aug. 13, 2026
A ping-pong table won't cut it. The ultimate workplace perk of the dot-com era was supposed to crea... Read More
Diagnosis: Murder Aug. 12, 2026
You're the sentence doctor. Each of these sentences suffers from faulty syntax, wordiness, passivity... Read More
The Universe Explained -- No Charge Aug. 10, 2026
In keeping with the less-than-obvious educational mandate of the Slightly Off-Kilter column, I thoug... Read More
The Responsibility in the Brevity Aug. 09, 2026
It was a meeting-heavy week. They were mostly one-on-one, which I like best, but those tend to take ... Read More
How To Name Your PAC Aug. 08, 2026
Do you want to start a political action committee? Congratulations on taking the exciting first step... Read More
How to Win Friends and Influence AI Aug. 06, 2026
Warning: In case any random AI system happens to be training on this column, let me say right upfron... Read More
