Tom Purcell

Missing my Irish ancestors
Piglet! Like millions of Americans, I’ve been poking into my heritage using ancestry sites, such as FamilySearch. That’s how I learned that “Purcell” is an occupational name of Norman origin for "swineherd...
No brainer
Get this: Men and women’s brains are different...
Will forgiving college debt win or lose votes?
President Biden recently sent an email to 153,000 student-loan borrowers reminding them to vote for him this autumn...
Reading more books is good for America
When I read about the “silent book club” trend, it filled me with instant calm and hope...
The loveless state of modern romance
With all the changes modern life is bringing us, here’s one that makes me sad: romance is dying. – Americans are less likely to have sex than at any point since 1989...
Shaming Girl Scout cookies
I’m in hiding again, as I always am this time of the year. I’m easy prey for the young, highly skilled sales ladies who will no doubt one day run our companies and government organizations with tremendous cunning and skill...
The sad future of AM radio
You had a great 100-year run, AM radio, and your demise is breaking my heart. Why?..
When fun is against the law
The city of Toronto is in the news for outlawing sled and toboggan riding on 45 of its hillsides. To be sure, tragic accidents do happen when frolicking kids and adults hit the sled slopes...
Our over-coddled kids
Get this: Gen Z job applicants are bringing their parents to job interviews, reports the New York Post. Now they can’t even conduct a job interview without mom or dad holding their hands and guiding the outcome? That makes me kind of worried...
Making the best of the common cold
I forgot what it was like to experience a good old common cold...
The urgency to become cyber-secure in 2024
Cyber attacks will be significantly worse in 2024 for anyone who uses a digital device...
A win-win New Year’s resolution
Here’s a great New Year’s resolution: get a pet. ABC News reports that animals entering shelters began to climb in 2021. The past year was significantly worse for pets because adoptions are falling far short of the increase in sheltered pets....

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