Optimism is good … but I’m not optimistic

This week, I’m talking about an auction that expressed a great deal of optimism, and how I’m not very optimistic at all, even though I know I should be.

(Even if you don’t like the politics behind this piece, the paragraph about bracing yourself for a fall is still good advice.)

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Dreams, but whose dreams?

Updated Nov. 1

I saw an article on parents obsessed with getting their children into an Ivy League school that had me wondering when children’s desires stop being their own and start being their parents’ … and what that means.

I did a whole podcast on it, but the article was retracted because of numerous issues. Therefore, I deleted the podcast.

The things we see in our dreams

This week, I’m talking about how dreams can be weird, and maybe even a bit scary, but life these days isn’t the greatest when you open your eyes, either.

This is my post I refer to about shopping for oyster crackers and shaving cream.

And this is the piece I quote about how it feels like time is running out this autumn.

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Bringing the jokes … the bad jokes

Be prepared to groan (and maybe laugh a little) over these bad jokes, silly puns and wordplay that’s a little too clever.

Here’s the entire list of bad jokes I consulted, and a funny blog post on stuff Dads say. Be sure to leave your bad jokes in the comments! 

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We’re open, but where is everybody?

This week, I’m talking about how we saw lots of people outside on a recent walk, but that wouldn’t do the businesses nearby much good if none of them stopped.

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