Apparently adulthood has its own participation trophy system, and it’s called customer satisfaction surveys. They slip into your inbox or…
School started last month for most of us—my family included. My son is in the 10th grade now, which sounds…
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To celebrate the almost-semi-quincentennial birthday (yes, that is the correct word), of the greatest country ever, and as a fairly…
Poppy is handing over the keys—figuratively, of course, because he insists on driving—to the dad in the house we’ll affectionately…
Poppy loves AI as much as only a Gen-Xer who grew up with wall phones and printed TV guides can.…
Easter is in a few weeks, which means it’s Lent right now and Poppy has been using the time for…
While the news reports are gruesome and tragic, I am left wondering what the survival rate of airplane stowaways actually…
As the holidays involve so much contact with family and friends, Poppy enjoys noticing and, let’s face it — cataloging…
The holiday gift exchange—a time-honored tradition of swapping trinkets, treasures, and (let’s be honest) underwhelming surprises. Every year, we put…