Life Done Right™

It’s not easy living in a haunted house. Strange noises come and go. Stairs creak. Doors slam. Voices whisper. Mirrors reflect apparitions that suddenly disappear. You might even think of renting the movie Ghostbusters just to remind yourself that it’s all a fantasy. But what if the mysterious happenings don’t go away? What if they [...]

Have you ever walked into a hardware store and asked the clerk for a screw? If he looked at you a little funny, maybe it’s because he misinterpreted your request. What you wanted was a little metal device that requires a screwdriver, not a detour down a provocative sexual alley into human desire.
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Whenever I read about alternative medicine, I always imagine a doctor wearing a sari, burning incense, and speaking in a language that might just as well make sense to whales. Flowery explanations of how the mind is connected to the body form the introduction, which is usually followed by a set of products to cure [...]

Give the mind credit. When bad news hits, the mind goes into overdrive to solve problems that may, in the end, have no solution. I’m reminded of a college physics professor who used to routinely add questions to exams that he knew darn well had no answers. His goal: to get the overachievers, the ones [...]