Why do we take Facebook quizzes?

Can I confess something? Lately I can’t help but be intrigued by some of the crazy quizzes in my Facebook feed. I don’t really expect them to offer an answer to the deep philosophical questions in life, but sometimes I find myself compelled to click just to find out...

The next thing you might need to do – Stop Waiting!

“Hey Siri, set the timer for fourteen minutes,” Cookie Monster said at the beginning of a cute commercial I saw over the weekend. “Play waiting play list,” he then asks, prompting his phone to serenade him to the haunting lyrics Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle. “If I...

The surprise I found in the big box behind the couch.

I couldn’t help but notice the rather over-sized box tucked behind the couch in the living room after school one day. “Whose was it?” Curiosity instantly got the best of me… I had to peek. I crawled up on the couch, leaned over and flipped the tag. “To Karen.” It was...

Have you ever felt too small to make a difference?

“I wanna help” I begged. A determined pint-sized toe-head blonde, I was just three years old at the time. Still I desperately wanted to help my mom get ready for company. “Can you put the napkins in on the table,” she asked handing me the small stack as she pointed to...