Now I’m wondering if these shots work at all — I’m under the blanket, waffling in and out of fever, kicking the blankets off, and sometimes can’t pile enough on me to keep warm. My hair looks much like the lady’s in the picture, and my faithful Bentley dog won’t leave my side. I have COVID for the third time…

That’s a theft of the worst kind. — I saw a successful writer do a detestable thing. She stole another writer’s words. The idea well runs dry on occasion, and original ideas are sometimes hard to come by. “There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas…

Your order is up — If baristas had a pow-wow session during a break to discuss their gripes on the job, especially if they work at Starbucks, they’d likely also be talking about fulfilling mile-long tickets and what they have to go through to make special request items that end up in TikTok videos. Don’t…

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Oops, another senior moment — Joe Biden looks Presidential. Good thing, too, because he is President of the United States. The trouble is that his speech doesn’t always make him sound Presidential. Sure, we can all have a bad day and misspeak, but to call on a dead congresswoman to highlight her as the inspiration…

A little sugar goes a long way — I have a love-hate relationship with subscriptions. You too? Probably so. If you’re an entrepreneur, you understand how essential subscriptions are to equalizing your income, but if you’re the subscriber, you’ve likely been bamboozled by at least one or two that put a bad taste in your mouth. I get…

Read. — As a parent and educator, I know how critical reading is to academic success. When a public figure like Kanye West says he doesn’t read, it’s a little disturbing. West recently revealed he hasn’t read a book. Ever. West appeared on an episode of the ‘Alo Mind Full’ podcast and…

Don’t wait until there’s a problem — You are your teen’s best advocate, especially with their teacher. When your teen has particular needs you want to communicate to the teacher, it’s a good idea to open a line of communication. If your student has needs, it’s easy to blame the teacher. Perhaps some communication would be better…