Four Ways to Cool Down Your Defensiveness

Our brains make us naturally defensive, but there are steps we can take to cultivate more humility. By Daryl R. … More

13 Signs Your Best Friend Is Toxic

By:Lea Rose Emery and Jay Polish/Bustle Everyone has that one friend they don’t always get along with. Not quite a … More

Speedos to kissing: Six French social norms that take some getting used to

From the bureaucracy to driving on the right and a whole new language, there’s a lot to get used to … More

Why some people are always running late

By Laura Clarke\BBC It’s not always rudeness or scatter-brained behavior – it can be something much deeper, writes Laura Clarke. … More

California Here I Stay

May 2020 I have grown to love Sacramento.  However from time to time, you need to go back home.   It … More

Bate and Switch at Uber?

A couple of years ago my car was totaled in an accident. I took the insurance money and paid off … More

The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything

To fit in with my peers, I changed how I spoke. Now, in the name of inclusivity, I’ve come back … More

Singles Awareness Day: The benefits of being single

By: Kristen Rogers/CNN An increasing number of people around the world are opting to go solo.The number of American men … More

Covid and the 60 inch TV

For years, I wanted a big screen HDTV. I asked my children, co-workers and complete stranger on street corners all … More

“How are we going to pay these bills?”: Losing income to the pandemic when medical catastrophe hits

Soledad had her hours cut in half when the pandemic hit. Then her pregnancy developed serious problems By Ela Banerjee-Soledad … More