Over the years I have come to realize that the ideal of a “secure job” is a myth, and it always has been.
Winter’s coming. Don’t be SAD.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is still a mystery, even to medical professionals.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is still a mystery, even to medical professionals.
Subtle Racism Targets White Men with Asian Women
Yes, I love an Asian woman. It doesn’t mean I have a fetish.
Yes, I love an Asian woman. It doesn’t mean I have a fetish.
Bro-Dega’s Smart Vending Machines Will Never Replace the Real Thing
Besides having more venture capital money than common sense, the founders made two critical mistakes. Dan Blacharski explains.
Besides having more venture capital money than common sense, the founders made two critical mistakes. Dan Blacharski explains.
The Joys and Tribulations of Getting Older
Smile and take the savings.
Smile and take the savings.
It’s Okay for Men to Go Crazy Over Shoes
Looking good makes you feel good. Here's Dan Blacharski's advice.
Looking good makes you feel good. Here’s Dan Blacharski’s advice.
What’s in a Neighborhood
After a lifetime of moving around, I have at last found my neighborhood, a neighborhood where my neighbors shovel snow off my driveway for the fun of it and where I walk my Boston Terrier every day at 5:00.
After a lifetime of moving around, I have at last found my neighborhood, a neighborhood where my neighbors shovel snow off my driveway for the fun of it and where I walk my Boston Terrier every day at 5:00.
Mansplaining What ‘Mansplain’ Means
Call me a know-it-all if you must. Just don’t accuse me of “mansplaining.”
Call me a know-it-all if you must. Just don’t accuse me of “mansplaining.”
Information Does Not Want to be Free
Where did online journalism go wrong? Dan Blacharski takes a look.
Where did online journalism go wrong? Dan Blacharski takes a look.
Everyman Politics: Bird’s Proposition on Constitutional Amendment
We sometimes lose sight of the true spirit of the Great Experiment in leaving everything up to career politicians, thinking they know better, when in reality, the best ideas may just come from crazy old hippies in the Haight-Ashbury.
We sometimes lose sight of the true spirit of the Great Experiment in leaving everything up to career politicians, thinking they know better, when in reality, the best ideas may just come from crazy old hippies in the Haight-Ashbury.
Our Cars, Ourselves
As early as high school, your car is your power. Your chi. Your very self. When we were in my car, the world was on the outside and my friends and I, we were kings.
As early as high school, your car is your power. Your chi. Your very self. When we were in my car, the world was on the outside and my friends and I, we were kings.
The Gift of Inspiring Others to Give
When you inspire others, your gift is multiplied many times over.
When you inspire others, your gift is multiplied many times over.
Are Those Bagpipes in my Rock ‘n Roll?
Musicians have always looked to those who have gone before them for inspiration.
Musicians have always looked to those who have gone before them for inspiration.
Why ‘Make America Great Again’ is a Lazy Worldview
MAGA is backwards-looking. It’s not about progress at all.
MAGA is backwards-looking. It’s not about progress at all.
Schmoozing at the IRCE
Schmoozing. It’s a dying art, but one that every Millennial should learn.
Schmoozing. It’s a dying art, but one that every Millennial should learn.
Thoughts of My Father While Renovating a Bathroom on Father’s Day
Like many men of that time, he didn’t talk much about the war. But he was always the man who you called when something needed to be fixed.
Like many men of that time, he didn’t talk much about the war. But he was always the man who you called when something needed to be fixed.