Lingo to know to understand competitive whistling.

Part 2 of my story of my trip to the World Whistlers Convention — the competition

Part 1 of the story of my trip to the World Whistling Convention in Kawasaki Japan. This part focuses on my preparation.

Are you the “hero” of every one of your life stories? The “victim”? Both of those can be exhausting. How about trying “learner”?

It’s about more than a game. For the good of our collective souls, let’s stop the flop.

A line from a 1630 sermon has become a talking point for American politicians. They should read the original document a little more closely.

One thing Americans can learn from Japanese? Respect.

There’s an independence-celebrating date on nearly every official symbol of the state of North Carolina. And it commemorates an event that almost certainly never happened. Let’s get rid of it.

The lessons we learn from our parents stick with us. The children of World War II veterans got some special insights. A look back on a 2024 piece on Father’s Day.

If everybody is world class at something, what might that be for me?

I’ve been searching for a way to summarize the state of American anxiety. I found it last weekend – in a slamming door. And it’s important we figure out how to open it.

“Good, better, best, never let it rest, till the good is better and the better is best.” But what’s so bad about good and better?