While working from one Starbucks or another, writing documents for whatever gig I am working at the time, I often strike up a conversation with the person sitting close to me. Inevitably in the conversation they say, “I have no idea why I am telling you this.” ‘This’...

We belong to an exercise and sports club with large indoor pools. After exercising recently, I decided to relax and go sit on some chairs in the pool area. An instructor was running a water acrobatics class. There were about 30 people in the class. A group of young...