By Michael and Jordana Perman — The signs are as ubiquitous as coffee shops. “Help Wanted”. “Now Hiring”! “Inquire about Opportunities!” Restaurants, hotels, retailers and other service establishments limiting customers due to staffing shortages, offering sign-on bonuses for entry level jobs and daily news headlines screaming about the “The Great Resignation”, referring to people who left…

Considering the possibilities Might it be possible that toast will become the great unifier in our now divided country? Yes, I think it will be. Perhaps, most certainly I must admit. True, the diversity of toast might be a problem for some people, dealing with the angst of whole wheat…

Greeting cards often convey Father’s Day as idyllic, but no parenting experience is perfect. Fathers raising children with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum live on a roller coaster ride that can evoke a fearful sense of running out of track or flying with no end in sight. …

(And reel in $46,230,912 per year). A trillion readers on Medium sounds a bit hyperbolic. But when you think about it, maybe it’s not. Now, I have a vague awareness that there are fewer than a trillion people on planet earth, but when you think about it, is that really…

Listen Here for Natural Narration You are walking in the woods past sword ferns, wood sorrel, and trillium, and your mind wanders into a heightened sense of awareness as if you’ve entered a more soulful zone of new delights, mostly green. The photosynthetic bath and tiny squeaks from critters alone…

….without being obsessed with articles about power-boosting your audience on Medium for millions! https://vimeo.com/789493803 Medium or Large? I wouldn’t say that I am a Medium-centric human. However, I do generally order a medium size drink or a medium size bucket of chicken even though I am definitely not wearing a Medium sized shirt…

….without being obsessed with articles about power-boosting your audience on Medium for millions! Medium or Large? I wouldn’t say that I am a Medium-centric human. However, I do generally order a medium size drink or a medium size bucket of chicken even though I am definitely not wearing a Medium sized shirt, ugh…

Been a great season for tomatoes everywhere. Heirlooms at farmers markets. Beefsteaks from a truck on the side of the road. Romas growing next to your basil in the sunny side yard.

Yesterday morning, while eating a biscuit and sausage with tepid coffee, I drove backwards down a one way street to see if that would negate the danger. Since it was raining heavily I opened all the windows and moonroof in the car even though it was daylight and there was…