Joy Mongering

Joy Mongering

Recently, in a moment of madness, I clicked on a headline for some political squabble. One side was accusing the other of fear-mongering. That got me thinking, is there a good kind of mongering?  Let’s face it, mongering gets associated with all the...
Please Continue to Hold

Please Continue to Hold

The phrase, “all representatives are busy. Please continue to hold” is stuck in my brain. So is a relentlessly cheerful/uplifting song that’s being played on a loop through my phone’s speakers. As I write this, I’ve been on hold with the...