D. RANDALL FARO

Most people remember a few things in particular that their mother or father said to them. One of my father’s admonitions that has stuck...

FedEx changed my life. Well, my thumb anyway. Well again, actually my life. Just over two years ago I had an intimate encounter with the...

Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (yes, his real surname) is a British author/cartoonist best known for his Pot-Shots. These are cute, pithy...

Prejudice against others, if not downright fear of others culturally and ethnically different from oneself – xenophobia – is written into...

In 1967 a rock group fancifully named The Monkees sang the song: “I’m a Believer.” Never mind that the song’s context was different from...

A review of the Pixar film Soul included these words: “ . . . the spark is simply a willingness to embrace life as a gift, not to win...

It was meant to be. Not. An inebriated driver crosses the median and hits another car head-on. The drunk walks away unscathed, but the...

You’ve heard it time and again: “It’s the thought that counts.” Not really. Thoughts have nugatory value, unless . . . . A...

Some people really believe that the Denver International Airport stands above an underground city which serves as a headquarters of the...

Dictionary definitions: Class: reflecting high standards of personal behavior; graceful. Crass: without sensitivity; gross; not...

CHANCES ARE A not-well-known fact is that 47.7% of all statistics are made up. But not the following ones. Of the 150,000 eggs a giant...

On 19 August 2021 an Associated Press headline reporting the results of a U.S. poll read as follows: “Afghanistan War Unpopular Amid...

Gratitude gets a lot of good press, and rightly so. Giving thanks for things small and big is good for the giver’s soul . . . and can be...

During a recent routine office visit to my doctor, I was treated for several small cysts on my scalp with liquid nitrogen. It freezes the...

Traveling throughout the U.S. produces a plethora of questions about why different states have laws that often vary considerably....

“Of course the earth is flat.” “Are you serious?” “I’m not doing a comedy routine, Jack.” “OK . . . so what makes you think it’s flat?”...

Marilyn Monroe, August 4, 1962, age 36. Cause of death: drugs. Jimi Hendrix, September 18, 1970, age 27. Cause of death: drugs. Janis...

In the Peanuts cartoon strip by artist-philosopher Charles Schulz, a regular feature is Lucy’s “Psychiatric Help 5¢” roadside stand. In...

Time for a little thinking-lite. Things that make you go: Hmmmmmmm. - If poison is past its expiry date, is it more poisonous or no...

My next-door neighbor called me some days ago to ask if I’d seen any suspicious activity at his place the day before. His reason for...