June 13, 2024

Living Out Loud Without Headphones Highlights a Public Etiquette Debate

Welcome to their conversation. (Or YouTube video. Or baseball game.) For people bothered by the liberal use of speakerphones, the public sphere can be a circle […]
May 31, 2023

How to Coexist With The Animals in Your Garden

There’s a multicultural world outdoors — and even the gentlest gardeners often disrupt it. Here’s how to avoid that. Spring unfolds each year in color, yes, […]
December 24, 2020

Your Most-Played Song of 2020 Is … White Noise?

<!– –> At Home Graze On: Festive Snacks Fend Off: Cabin Fever Check Out: Holiday Lights Watch: ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Advertisement Continue reading the main […]
November 23, 2017

Social Q’s: Correcting a Co-Worker’s Grammar: Helpful or Hurtful?

Advertisement I recently switched jobs and have been training to use a complicated new computer system. The young woman helping me is terrific: kind, innovative and […]