The Missing Manual

Today, we’re going to examine Murphy’s Fifth Law. That of readability. This law was found scrawled on a shovel, written with a piece of coal. Beating all odds, it survived...

As some of you may know from reading a few of these articles I’ve written, I grew up in a small town where my family owned and operated a hardware store for over six...

I don’t know how often I’ve come to the realization that it was time to admit that I should cut my losses and move on. I do know that the number of times I’ve had to do that...

I bought my first car in 1973. It was a red ‘66 VW Bug. It had a key and everything, but seein’ as the ignition switch was shot, I just installed a starter button. Which...

Wow. It’s been a really long time since I indulged in that wonderful 7-layer dip I used to make so long ago. It was lots of fun to put it all together until my OCD flared up...

Back when I worked in corporate America, they forced me to read books and attend workshops and such with the hope of making me smarter and more efficient. I frequently came...

It’s fun to chuck stones into still waters and watch the ripples move. It’s actually quite relaxing, especially if you’re out in the woods and you’re surrounded by quiet. I...

When I was a little kid, Mom would often let me stay home from school when there were rockets being launched and men were going into outer space. This was back in the days...

Many of you will remember the experiment in which you participated where the person leading the event whispered a very short story to the next person in a row of 10 or 12...

I’ve served on several committees over the course of my lifetime, and I’m pretty sure at least one of those committees accomplished something significant, although for the...

I don’t really know what Henry looks like, but I imagine him to be quite nondescript, outwardly appearing much like an average fellow. I figure he’s late 40s, maybe early...

After spending what some might see as an inordinate amount of time on things other than Murphy’s Laws, I’m back at it this week. Today, as the title suggests, we’ll examine...