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Short Words Have Their Ups and Downs May. 13, 2026
"I've always found it interesting," writes Bob Fliegel of St. Augustine, Fla., "that the shortest an... Read More
Waiting and Why Not? May. 11, 2026
Doctors are busy, important people. Patients, apparently, not so much. Patients are expected to be p... Read More
The Bridge Generation is Feeling Its Age May. 10, 2026
Millennials are a cultural infrastructure, like an older overpass everyone depends on, but it's star... Read More
How To Get Out of a Reading Rut May. 09, 2026
Is anyone else in a reading rut? What I mean is, does every book you crack feel like a million pound... Read More
Call Me Unavailable May. 07, 2026
Blame Alexander Graham Bell. Before the Bellster invented the telephone, it was widely accepted tha... Read More
The 'Pen' Is More Versatile Than the Sword May. 06, 2026
Did you know that there's no "pen" in "pencil," no "penalty" in "penitentiary" and no "penny" in "pe... Read More
My All-Time Favorite Neighbor May. 04, 2026
When my wife Rosie and I were buying our place in Santa Barbara, the owner, Bob Ohman — right ... Read More
On Refusing to Earn Your Way Into Joy May. 03, 2026
When I first met my husband, he ran through the standard get-to-know-you questions, one of which was... Read More
In Defense of Jury Duty May. 02, 2026
I was called for jury duty. Upon arrival at the courthouse, a bailiff handed every juror a comment c... Read More
Stop Thief! Start Protecting Your Best Ideas at Work Apr. 30, 2026
Here's a good idea — stop letting your co-workers take credit for your good ideas. It happens,... Read More
Why Do We Call Food 'Grub'? Apr. 29, 2026
THE WORD GUY BY ROB KYFF FOR RELEASE: APRIL 29, 2026 Why Do We Call Food 'Grub'? (Author's warning... Read More
You're Doing It Wrong: Pants-Washing Edition Apr. 27, 2026
The article in The Washington Post pulled no punches. "You're probably washing your pants wrong," th... Read More
Just a Few Devilish Details Apr. 27, 2026
You can't rely on your doctor to remember to tell you every little detail before an operation or pro... Read More
Advocacy Shouldn't Sound Like Call Me Back Apr. 26, 2026
One of my pet peeves is getting a voicemail from someone who just simply asks me to call them back. ... Read More
The Most Florida Movies of All Time Apr. 25, 2026
There's a moment in "Mermaid," one of the most Florida movies to have ever Florida'd, when a charact... Read More
AI Did Not Write This Column -- That's Why It's a Stinkeroo Apr. 23, 2026
Unless your job description is "hermit," you probably spend your days working with other people. In ... Read More
Grill, Baby, Grill! Apr. 22, 2026
Q: My husband and I disagree about the terms "grilling" and "drilling." If I'm "grilling/drilling" s... Read More
Parts of Pennsylvania: Skulls on a Shelf Apr. 20, 2026
Ephrata, Pa. A man was arrested in Ephrata a while back simply for engaging in his hobby. He was app... Read More
When Travel Unspools Who You Are Apr. 19, 2026
I don't travel to become someone new. If anything, travel makes it clear to how many versions of mys... Read More
What Has Passed is Not Always What Was Best Apr. 18, 2026
Your memories will try to trick you. I thought about that as I was driving down a street near my hou... Read More
