Rethinking the deadly choice of the “Falling Man” — A question about death On this 20th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks that took place at The World Trade Center in New York City, I want to draw your attention to the very small group of individuals who chose to fall from the buildings, instead of staying inside. Of the 2606 victims that…

The story behind our obsession — Hope There was a very brief period of time in early September when the only person who knew the whereabouts of 22-year old Gabby Petito was the person who killed her. The young blogger set out, in June of this year, with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie on a cross-country road trip…

The fabulous Ms. O’s Instagram shenanigans over the holidays are just the tip of the iceberg — I have an auntie who sometimes falls for telephone scams, and ends up giving the scammer her bank account and credit card information. On more than one occasion, this dear sweet lady has lost hundreds of dollars to fraudsters. Oprah Winfrey reminds me of that particular auntie. We all love…

A 4-step plan to help you walk it off — “There’s a boy in a blue coat staring at our house” As I peered through our front window, I called out to my wife about the child that appeared to be fixated on our front door. It was a little creepy. “He’s just standing there, staring,” I said. Karen strolled…

What if everything was that easy? — If Disney World is really the most magical place on earth, it should be closely followed by the Customer Service counter at Costco. Certainly both places make dreams come true. In the case of Costco, the magic is found in their ridiculously lenient return policy. In the Customer Service queue…

Considering the motivation for religious miracles — Blurry vision This past week, a vision of Mother Mary mysteriously appeared on the wall behind the priests giving mass at a Church in Kasarani, Nairobi. Video of the incident can be viewed in 360p clarity, which is too grainy for any proper inspection of the image, but adequate for viewing the…

The rap superstar’s two-letter moniker speaks volumes about his personality — A Kanye-game I refuse to refer to superstar rapper and puffy-jacket-wearer Kanye West by his shorter, sillier new name “Ye”. My decision is not related to the fact that he officially came out last week as a disgusting anti-semite during a visit to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ online talk show. “I like…

Will it help me to feel like ‘me’ again? — Brain fog If fall is objectively beautiful, why can’t I enjoy it? During the fall, maple trees in the forest near my house turn tri-color and peacefully release yellow, orange, and red leaves to the ground. …

There are some topics I’m not yet ready to discuss — Who are they? Yesterday, I turned on the radio as I was driving home from work, and while the announcer was talking about Demi Lovato’s new song ‘29’, the pronouns ‘they/them’ were used to describe the former American Idol host. “They’re being coy about this”, the disc jockey said. “but they’re obviously singing…