Borders Had Lousy Management And Made Bad

Writing About Unknown People Means I Spend A Lot Of Time Arguing To The Reader About Why It's Worth Knowing About Them. That's Challenging, But Then The Piece Is Pure Discovery.

I Would Like To Make Sleeping My New Hobby, Except That I'm Too Tired, Really, To Have A Hobby. But A Girl Can Always Dream.

Now We're E-mailing And Tweeting And Texting So Much, A Phone Call Comes As A Fresh Surprise. I Get Text Messages On My Cell Phone All Day Long, And It Warbles To Alert Me That Someone Has Sent Me A Message On Facebook Or A Reply Or Direct Message On Twitter, But It Rarely Ever Rings.

The Biggest Problem With Working At A Treadmill Desk: The Compulsion To Announce Constantly That You Are Working At A Treadmill Desk.

Why, I Wonder, Should The Popularity Of A News Story Matter To Me? Does It Mean It's A Good Story Or Just A Seductive One?