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A Good Day and a Bad Night at the Pseudonymous Resort May. 23, 2025
As a speaker, my life involved getting paid to go to places where other people vacationed. Still, I ... Read More
Workplace Drama Doesn't Work May. 22, 2025
Every office has them: drama queens and drama kings whose highly theatrical soliloquies about their ... Read More
Pinnacles and Unforgettable Shebangs May. 16, 2025
You'd think I'd know the date of my wedding, but apparently you'd be wrong. As I write these words, ... Read More
Want a Promotion? Hire a Bodyguard May. 15, 2025
WORK DAZE BY BOB GOLDMAN RELEASE DATE: THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2025, AND THEREAFTER Want a Promotion? ... Read More
The Realest ID Is the One Left at the Bar May. 10, 2025
I say this as the biggest procrastinator in the world, a habitual April 14 taxpayer, someone who thi... Read More
Groucho and I and the Race for 2028 May. 09, 2025
Though I've been eligible for years — being over 35 and a natural-born citizen — no one ... Read More
Your Boss, Your Couch -- What Could Go Wrong? May. 08, 2025
It isn't often that I disagree with The New York Times, but this time, they've gone too far. It was ... Read More
Mild to Moderate Medical Conditions for the End Times May. 03, 2025
In my free time, I've been exclusively watching medical shows and making doctor's appointments. No, ... Read More
Time To Lose the Retirement Blues May. 01, 2025
I have an idea — instead of waking up every morning feeling fraught and frustrated with your j... Read More
Get Ready for a Hot Norovirus Summer Apr. 26, 2025
Hey, you look a little listless, wan from the drudgeries of dry land. With temperatures heating up a... Read More
Plagues of Our Fathers Apr. 25, 2025
When news stories about bedbugs started showing up a few years back, I wrote that bedbugs were out o... Read More
An Open Letter to Mayors and City Council Members Everywhere Apr. 25, 2025
Dear Most High: Say you're moving around your city — not necessarily doing exalted mayor or se... Read More
Whatcha Say -- It's 'Make No Complaints May' Apr. 24, 2025
Congratulations! You made it through "Dry January." It was a struggle, but you did it. Then came "Fr... Read More
Transcript of a Call to an Internet Service Provider Apr. 19, 2025
The following is a transcript of a phone call you made last month to your internet service provider ... Read More
English and I -- or Maybe Me Apr. 18, 2025
I have no facility with languages. I'm incoherent in Latin, French, Spanish and, far too often, in E... Read More
The Stress Mess Apr. 17, 2025
Feeling stressed at work? I don't blame you. The economy is looking rocky. The entire concept of jo... Read More
How to Meditate -- for the Chronically Anxious Apr. 12, 2025
Mindfulness meditation: It's all the rage. If you've been anywhere, talked to anyone or visited any ... Read More
I Am Your New Dishwasher and I Will Destroy You Apr. 12, 2025
Hi, and welcome to your new dishwasher! We hope you enjoy the experience of not quite getting your d... Read More
Dump the Slump Apr. 10, 2025
It happens every workday morning. You wake up full of energy and optimism. You leap out of bed and r... Read More
Best and Worst Recession Indicators Apr. 05, 2025
How did you spend Liberation Day? I celebrated President Donald Trump announcing confounding recipro... Read More
