Sheesh, can’t people just have conversations anymore? WTF?
People still have discussions, and it’s not just keyboard muscles. Life persists, and dialogue does too. Continue Reading
Relationships
The Blunder Years, Episode 55: Friendships, housing prices, co-workers, and #BillsMafia
When you leave a job, are those people still your friends? Or just former co-workers? Plus: the Bills, housing prices, and much more. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 53: Being an outsider and dealing with difference
If you grow up as a member of the only Jewish family in a small Texas town, how do you come to think about inclusion and difference? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 48: Boozing, hooping, and faith’ing
Two old friends discussing drinking, Lent, faith, college basketball, rear-view mirrors, God, and more. Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 47: Relationships and weddings post-divorce, rose-colored glasses, societal pressures
When you attend your first wedding after you yourself have been divorced, how do you feel? Can you still believe in what you’re seeing? Continue Reading
The Blunder Years, Episode 45: “Did God fill out that form for you?”
How much of our success is it OK to attribute to some higher power? Plus: conspiracy theories, drinking, and relationships. Continue Reading
Our COVID mental health reckoning … or not?
The prevailing idea about “post-COVID” is that we’d see a big mental health decline, but that’s something with more nuance than we realize. Continue Reading
Buzzword Vomit during an actual crisis? Uhh, there’s a better way.
This is a crisis moment for people’s finances, and senior leaders are saying crap about “value” and “virtues.” How do we get better? Continue Reading