Young woman on stage, as for Pitch and Pair. Pop Nukoonrat
Greg Schwem

Pitch and Pair: A Novel Dating Idea

Meet your perfect match (with a little help from your bestie)

By Greg Schwem | June 19, 2026
This woman is covered with post-it notes, too busy to socialize, and wonders how to turn down invitations. Oksun70
Advice for Life

Too Busy to Socialize, Hesitant to Decline

How can you graciously turn down an invitation?

By R. Eric Thomas | June 19, 2026
Wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota (Nick Thomas)
Nick Thomas

Roaming Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Easy hikes, abundant wildlife, and striking scenery

June 18, 2026
grandparents and grandkid looking at a laptop together, from Suprijono Sujarjoto. Two Jumble puzzles challenge you to pop the secrets. Play one with a favorite kid or use as a warm-up, then tackle the harder puzzle. Also the Sleepy Football Jumble
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Sleepy Football

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | June 8, 2026
Should snowbirds drive 1,000 miles? An elderly man and woman in a car, looking at a map as he drives
Advice for Life

Should Snowbirds Drive 1,000 Miles?

The annual trek worries the family

June 5, 2026
A bank teller handing cash to a customer, but not granting the Chipotle Rule. Chernetskaya
Greg Schwem

The ‘Chipotle Rule’

It’s time to invoke it everywhere

By Greg Schwem | May 29, 2026
a sad woman sits alone, dealing with her hidden grief. Fizkes
Advice for Life

A Friend’s Hidden Grief

When you learn of a friend’s loss – but you aren’t supposed to know

By R. Eric Thomas | May 29, 2026
A woman holds her nose because he smells. Aaron Amat
Advice for Life

The Single Lady Likes Him – But He Smells

Should she tell him or move along?

By R. Eric Thomas | May 22, 2026
Monument Valley scenic drive showing the West and East Mitten Buttes - Nick Thomas
Travel

To Monument Valley, Utah and Arizona

Take a Hike! with Nick Thomas for easier options for seeing natural beauty

By Nick Thomas | May 21, 2026
A Vietnam veteran seeks his lost love, with a pensive look on his face. Thomas Bullock
Advice for Life

Veteran Seeks His Lost Love

A real-life ‘Notebook’ in the making

By R. Eric Thomas | May 15, 2026

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