In our society, it’s a possibility. — My daughter’s second-grade teacher had his class do a group project this year. The whole class was involved, working as a team, with sponsors, project managers, testers, and every role you can think of. There was something for each of them; it lasted for the whole school year and ended…

Tale of an apprentice scammer — I was desperate last week. Enough to ask Twitter for advice on how to make money with my writings outside of Medium. I know. Twitter isn’t the “best” place to ask for advice. Yet, TWO minutes later, I had my first answer. “WOW, that was quick! Maybe Twitter isn’t so…

My grandma excepted — I don’t usually trust people, especially when I meet them online, but if someone is over 30, you can be one hundred percent sure I won’t trust them (except for my grandma, but she’s in her 20s in her head). I learned these lessons the hard way. During preschool, I had a fantastic teacher (Miss Anna). Our…

A telepathic transcription by yours truly — Disclaimer: I’m NOT Thoughts-And-Prayers-Man. He sent me the following text by telepathy and prayed me to transcribe it and publish it as a Medium story. I didn’t edit his thoughts for fear of modifying his intent. I pray you’ll find it as enlightening as I did. Not all superheroes wear…

Seriously, don’t watch them. — Like many of us right now, you might feel the urge to watch a movie about the late Queen Elizabeth II. In this article, I won’t help you choose the right royal movie. But I will help you avoid making the same mistakes I did. Not all movies with the…

I’m writing this electronic missive from my wife’s office on the second floor. I would normally sit in mine — on the third, but we were invaded by blood-sucking mosquitoes last week, and I smashed one of these little pests on the west wall. …

It was back in college. — I was a major in statistics, and she was studying political science; we had nothing in common but a love for making up numbers and convincing people based on scant evidence. We were debating the usage of voting intention polls and surveys, and I was winning when she came back…

“You’re only level 7?” “That’s what it shows, but I’m secretly level 26. I keep some stamina in reserve to surprise my opponents. And to take advantage of my friends!” “WHAT?” “Yeah. When my friends think I’m level 7, they’re more likely to help me and give me some goodies…