GHOST JOBS AND PHANTOM BOYFRIENDS
The ”consumer comes last” philosophy is joining with AI to create an environment of constant, toxic threat to our mental, financial, and emotional well-being. Who is going to protect us?
News & Book Reviews — Page 2
ON ANIMALS, by Susan Orlean
This book will make you smile and hug your dog (or cat, or chicken, or pigeon, or goat, or tiger….whatever).
SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART. “A Mother Silenced,” by T. K. Ann
I met T. K. Ann, the author of A SILENCED MOTHER, while having a pedicure. We got talking and realized we’d shared a lot of awful experiences involving our children and ourselves. She said she’d written a book, and I ordered it on Amazon. From the first page, it is obvious that T. K. didContinue reading “SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART. “A Mother Silenced,” by T. K. Ann”
EIGHTY-TWO YEARS OF WAR AND PEACE
The lessons learned from Vietnam and Iraq/Afghanistan are too valuable to be lost…or should be.
THE TEA GIRL OF HUMMINGBIRD LANE, by Lisa See
Learning about this tribe is the key virtue of this book; Ms. See’s research is impressive.
THE DEMISE OF ONLINE DATING
To resuscitate face-to-face encounters, more men need to show up. If they don’t like line dancing or pickleball or book groups or Sunday services, then I implore them to devise ways to fulfill their fondest dreams in person. The women will be there.
SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART
T. K. touches the searing, life-or-death buttons of life. Would you, dear writer, dare to do the same?
OK Cupid Is Entertaining and Saves You Time
OK Cupid wastes less of your precious time learning attributes and preferences that you might not get to for a long time on a connection you make on Match.com.
Internet Dating Then (2004) and Now (2024)
The fundamental question remains—do you want to know the truth, or do you want to pretend that life is as you would like it to be?