Whether you’re scrolling through your favorite social feed, flipping on a sports talk show, or dipping into the world of podcasts, it’s hard to ignore: brashness and audacity have become the currency of attention.

Appreciation has tremendous power. Being told you’re appreciated is one of the simplest and most uplifting things you can hear.

There are many ways to connect people to information in these times. If you don’t include your local library as one of your resources, do yourself a favor and set aside an hour for a visit.

“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball.” — James Earl Jones in Field of Dreams.

Perhaps we should question the validity of psychological assessments. Perhaps whatever you feed your mind, you become? Perhaps you are what you consume?

The trials and tribulations of being a man are many. We have some good traits, but come up short in a few areas. “Some people claim that there’s a woman to blame, but I know it’s my own damn fault.” — Jimmy Buffett

The trials and tribulations of being a woman are many, but they’re the better of the sexes. “Changes in latitude. Changes in attitude.” — Jimmy Buffett

Dogs are perhaps God’s greatest gift to us flawed humans. They don’t judge us. They love us no matter what. As Andy Rooney said, “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person

Did you once have reflexes, agility and poise, but now find yourself choking on air, tripping over nothing at all, bumping into objects, and dropping things? I’m afraid you may have the klutz gene

Life is full of vexing questions. Conundrums that put creative thinking to the test. Take a walk through this list and add some of your own in the Comment section