Those Pesky Telemarketers

I just hung up on a telemarketer. Sometimes I feel badly when I do that, because I know these folks are just doing their job, and they take a lot of flak. I usually try to be polite, tell them I hope they have a nice day, and thank them for their efforts even though [...]

The Problem with Nutshells

Most everyone is familiar with the figure of speech “in a nutshell.” I suppose the phrase, which usually refers to someone’s explanation of a concept in a short and simple way, was coined as a colorful way to describe something so short that if written down it could be contained in, yes, a nutshell. [...]