All claims of taking their jobs seriously cannot be taken seriously.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Got Some Good Gossip?
“Heard what, Doreen?”
“Annette’s getting a nose job!”
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2026/03/20/office-gossip-is-mostly-good-actually
Something I Wanted to Get Off My Chest
For the third and final time, I have worn a heart monitor for two weeks, as follow-up to my successful cardiac ablation for persistent Afib.
The monitor came with three holders. They each lasted five days before the monitor started flashing red, indicating the holder had lost contact with my skin. That sure wasn’t how it felt when peeling off the holders!
More Too Big to Ignore
We — meaning Americans — have nothing like this. Tariffs and protectionism won’t buy us enough time to catch up. Even if Trump weren’t committed to gas-powered internal combustion engines.
Dinged at Last
Jamie Ding’s 31-game winning streak finally came to an end a couple of days ago. The far-from-failing NYTimes interviewed him before his final game aired.
Judy, Judy, Judy
Stephen J. Dubner of Freakonomics Radio interviews Epic Systems founder and CEO Judy Faulkner. Late in the discussion there’s a brief mention of the HIGHTECH Act of 2009, the government industrial policy that greatly accelerated Epic’s growth.