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…

These are the most frustrating mistakes McDonald’s will make with your order — Where’s the beef? It was exactly 10 years ago when, in response to pregnancy cravings, I purchased 2 emergency Big Macs for my wife that contained absolutely no meat at all. She’s not a vegetarian. The kitchen staff at McDonald’s had somehow just failed to add the duo of beef patties to each…

Do the math with me, and we’ll uncover some uncomfortable truths about our favorite Hollywood celebrities — Senior citizen dad At 64 years old, actor and legendary Donald Trump impersonator Alec Baldwin is apparently having much more irresponsible, unprotected sex than all of us. I know this because his wife Hilaria, 38, just posted a ‘gender reveal’ video on Instagram for yet another baby that they’re expecting.

Or, how to tame a vicious dog in less than 10 minutes — Benji Did you know that the Persian word for ‘sit’ is ‘beshinin’? I learned this new word last night from my cousin-in-law Deena who was over at my house for a small spring dinner party. She’s fluent in Persian. I introduced her to my new puppy Benji, who also understands Persian…

Without ever opening your envelopes and boxes — The beauty of junk mail At the Post Office, we never refer to advertising flyers as junk mail. We don’t even call them flyers. We call them ‘marketing mail’ or ‘neighborhood mail’. This is because companies hate it when you say that their expensive advertising material is ‘junk’. It isn’t junk to them. In the…

Sometimes it only takes a second to know when you have to stand up and fight — Let’s all just take a moment to marvel at the lightning speed reaction time Oscar nominee Will Smith displayed when he decided to go on stage and physically assault host Chris Rock, in front of millions of television viewers, at the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony. Others have correctly pointed…