My remarkably ‘unremarkable’ father
My dad turns 86 next month. He never thought he’d live so long – or…
Author Tom Purcell
Time to retire Social Security numbers
Like most people, I didn’t think much about my Social Security number – until I…
Dog discourse better focused on real issues
Boy, is our political discourse going to the dogs. The Washington Post reports Donald Trump…
Bribing kids’ way into the ‘easy life’ robs them of true happiness
Boy, do I feel sorry for Lori Loughlin’s daughters. It’s been all over the news…
Tax time: better to laugh than cry
Tax season is upon us, which gives us a choice: Laugh or cry. I choose…
Sunday set to remind: ‘Be Kind’
In these heated, divisive times, all of us sure could use more kindness. This coming…
Relax, people! They’re just cookies!
Just as my annual diet has begun showing promise, my greatest obstacle to success is…
I’m dreaming of a debt-free Christmas
Merry debt-fueled Christmas, America! According to a recent NerdWallet study, nearly 40 million Americans are…
Spendthrift idioms define Congress
“Republicans like to talk about fiscal discipline, but when they have control of Congress they…
The higher tech gets, the ruder we get
Our rapidly growing incivility started with the invention of the telephone-answering machine. Before the answering…