There is a “free” box in front of my house with six cartons of KN95 masks in it. Each little… Read more mask

An acquaintance of mine was complaining about her father’s stinginess. “He’s worth a million dollars, and he doesn’t want to… Read more reality

One of my more dubious longstanding habits is that when I have difficulty making a minor choice, I flip a… Read more green things with teeth

I was reading an article about the “loneliness epidemic” and about the downsides of using generative text AI (like ChatGPT)… Read more in defense of needless suffering

I often say to friends who are worrying about family, work, or relationships, “You can do whatever you want.” It’s… Read more frivolous

I sat in a cramped office yesterday, with all kinds of things jammed in my ears, staring into a monitor… Read more the carrot passage