Ten things that you learn when you get older (and wiser!)

1. Using the European spelling of things (“colour” versus “color”) when you’re a home-grown American doesn’t make you look distinguished, it makes you look like a dork who can’t spell.
2. Accidentally and audibly farting in public or in front of someone you know or love is not the end of the world, though you may [...]

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Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in

Every time I put my line in the water, I said a Hail Mary, and every time I said a Hail Mary, I caught a fish.—Fredo Corleone, “The Godfather II”
Remember how I wrote that I had not been selected for the transfer to the Florida office?
Apparently, I’m back in the running.
Ugh. This may sound like [...]

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You never really know someone until you find them on Facebook

As a teacher I’ve been learning—
You’ll forgive me if I boast—
And I’ve now become an expert,
On the subject I like most.
Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.
—Anna, “The King and I”
I have a reputation for having a sixth sense about people. Give me five seconds, and I’ll give you their world.
This intuition [...]

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