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Editor’s Note: I occasionally republish some of my most popular blog posts. Here’s one from March 27, 2018. I’M ALWAYS STRUCK BY the quiet lesson of Palm Sunday. Last Sunday, in my little church here in Yorba Linda, we waved palm branches and sang hosannas as we remembered Christ’s triumphant entry i nto Jerusalem more than
Editor’s Note: I originally published this Skeptical Guy post on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on King Day in January 2024. It seemed appropriate to republish it again this year. HOLIDAYS ARE GREAT because they give us a chance to take a break. But sometimes, we take that break without thinking about just WHY
Editor’s Note: Here’s one of my most popular holiday classics. This one is from back in December 2018. I’VE HAD TO WORK THROUGH so many holiday seasons that I feel a little like Clark Griswold. If the name doesn’t ring a bell, the character should. It’s the role Chevy Chase played numerous times, but most
Editor’s Note: I’m occasionally republishing some of my most popular posts. Here’s one from back in December 2017. THE HEADLINE ON A STORY in The Wall Street Journal pretty much said it all: Welcome to the Post-Weinstein Holiday Party. What followed was 1,400 depressing words that basically said, without actually saying it, something that you probably already know
Editor’s Note: I’m occasionally republishing some of my most popular posts here on The Skeptical Guy. Here’s one that was originally published back in August 2017. HERE’S A CONFESSION: I hate online job ads because I’ve found that they’re a crappy way to find the very best candidates. On the one hand, my recruiter side
Editor’s Note: I’m occasionally republishing some classic Skeptical Guy posts, and this is the most popular one of them all. It’s also highly relevant given the screwy state of today’s job market. It was originally published back in August 2018. ********************************** REMEMBER THE OLD military concept of “shock and awe“? It got a lot of
Editor’s Note: I’ve been occasionally reposting some popular articles from the past. This one was published back in January 2007. THE HOME DEPOT used to be about people. I was sadly reminded of this during the hullabaloo over the abrupt departure of Home Depot CEO Bob Nardelli. The focus of most news coverage was on
Editor’s Note: My usual Monday wrap-up is taking a break this week, but here’s a classic Skeptical Guy post back from May 2019 that seems oddly appropriate in the Age of AI. EVEN I GET SURPRISED when I see something like this: The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are now turning to robots to
Editor’s note: This coming Sunday, March 24, is remembered by Christians as Palm Sunday. This popular post was first published here back in March 2018. I’M ALWAYS STRUCK BY the quiet lesson of Palm Sunday. Here in my little church in Yorba Linda, we wave palm branches and sing hosannas as we remember Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry
Editor’s Note: I’ve been occasionally reposting some popular articles from the past. This one was published here back in June 2018. JUST WHEN I’M ABOUT ready to finally give up on human nature, something happens that helps to give me a little hope again. And believe it or not, this new hope comes courtesy of controversial radio personality
