Abbreviated Life: Attention Spans Getting Shorter Still

I’ll admit right at the outset that my attention span could use a gym membership, some spin classes and even some cross training. The cross-training comment was a joke, as my attention span flits from one item to the next without minimal urging or outside intervention.
Even as I compose this column, I’m frantically looking around [...]

David Letterman, Sarah Palin - need I say more?

I guess I should at least explain. The other night, David Letterman did a Top Ten List of Sarah Palin facts. Here’s that video. *The reason this appears here is because Palin has proven herself a less-than-intelligent interviewee and possibly a less-than-able VP candidate. As a professional journalist and columnist, I like to share snippets [...]

Thermostatic - Boston Office Thermostat Wars. A Cold War With Heated Battles.

It’s 8:15AM in Boston. Barbara drops her bag and strides to the thermostat. She reaches into the locked box with a nail file and flicks the plastic tab up. Barbara returns to her desk, hoping nobody saw her.
Sound familiar?
Of all the issues at the office, nothing is so divisive and secretive as control of the [...]

Everyone thinks they can write. An ongoing battle to educate the masses.

I’m already rolling on a major rant about individuals who can’t write or understand the value of good writing. I was tempted to just let all my mistakes lie unfixed in this column so readers would see the abhorrent disaster bad writing inflicts on the senses. But I won’t do that.
Instead, I’m going to remind [...]

Dolphins Dismantle Patriots - Color Me Overjoyed

I could tell you until I’m blue in the face that the New England Patriots franchise has created a class of fans that are dark in both deed and spirit. But I don’t want to color your opinion without some perspective, so I’ll paint a picture for you.
Since 1972, I’ve gone to nearly every Miami [...]

Pirates. That’s right I’m talking ABOUT Pirates today, not LIKE A PIRATE.

Today is National (or International) Talk Like a Pirate Day. It began as the musings of two guys, John Baur and Mark Summers, and has blossomed into a quasi-holiday among people who like to drink and talk like thieving sailors.
It’s a grand idea for a celebration [...]

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