by Jim Mullen on September 11th

I just got back from the state fair. You could tell it was the last day because people were winning ..

by Jim Mullen on September 4th

I just got back from a May-December wedding — the bride looked like she was born last May; the groom, ..

by Jim Mullen on August 28th

Once every four years, I’m in the mood to watch a little discus, a little javelin throw, some long jump, ..

by Jim Mullen on August 21st

Almost every day you see a news story about a guy who painted a marriage proposal on a billboard next ..

by Jim Mullen on August 14th

Where did all the good, high-paying jobs for B.A.’s in English Lit go all of a sudden? Four years of ..

by Jim Mullen on August 7th

People naturally worry about their memory as they get older. “Oh, I can’t remember where I put my reading glasses. ..

by Jim Mullen on July 31st

Remember a few years ago when term limits were all the rage? The idea was that every few election cycles, ..

by Jim Mullen on July 24th

“Count Lipschitz is on the phone,” Sue yelled. There was an unsaid “again” in her voice. He is becoming a ..

by Jim Mullen on July 17th

Most of the prescriptions I have ever gotten warn me not to drive, operate heavy equipment or use a chainsaw ..

by Jim Mullen on July 10th

Every week, it seems, social scientists find another way in which we divide ourselves into groups. There’s the Generation Gap, ..