a large sign that says south of the border

MILES TO GO: ROAD TRIP RESPONSIBILITIES

I stepped into the shower with my socks still on the other morning around 7 a.m. That was a new one, even for me....
an advertisement for a christmas card featuring santa claus

HOLIDAY GUIDE: THE TOYS THAT MADE CHRISTMAS MAGIC THROUGH THE YEARS

OK, so nostalgia marketing works. Good to know.  I‘d never heard the term, but by the time I Googled “nostalgia marketing,” I was 16 hours...
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MILES TO GO: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROMPTS INEXPLICABLE COURTESY

I can't help it. There's something wrong with me. I know my actions will have no effect. No results. They're useless. Unnecessary. Futile. Like...
a bulletin board covered in lots of papers

MILES TO GO: MY CRIMINAL OBSESSION

I have a problem, an addiction, you could say.  I watch entirely too much true crime — Dateline. 48 Hours. 20/20. And that’s just the...
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MILES TO GO: GOD, I’M OLD — NO, OBSOLETE

I turned 49 a couple of weeks ago and it hit me. Good lord, I’m old.  Not old, in the geriatric sense. I don’t have...
A stylish thank you card paired with purple flowers, a gift box, and pen on a marble surface.

MILES TO GO: WHY WORRY? MY MOM HAS THAT COVERED

My mom worries. Constantly. Clinically. Pathologically. Me? Not so much. I’m more the “Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it; what could possibly...
a police officer standing next to a red truck

MILES TO GO: ELBOW BUMPS, HAND SANITIZER & ‘QUARANTINI’ CALLS — 5 YEARS AGO,...

I donned a nearly forgotten jacket from the back of the closet the other day and was surprised by what I found in the...
Businessman in a beige suit shouting into a vintage telephone, expressing frustration at work.

MILES TO GO: BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME… 

Amid the recent flurry of presidential executive orders, and in the interest of true democracy, I’d like to propose a few executive actions of...
a yellow caution sign with a black and yellow image of a person falling

MILES TO GO: THIS OUGHTA BE INTERESTING…

This oughta be good. I’m about to be a model. In a fashion show. Yes, you read that correctly. Me. Walking. In heels. ON COBBLESTONE, no...
a picture of a little girl holding a box

MILES TO GO: CHRISTMAS MAGIC — SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

My mom made Christmas magical. Still does. And my dad has always given her all the credit — picking and decorating the perfect tree,...