Smarmy is a useful word, as anyone who has had to listen to an oleaginous colleague drone on in a department meeting can attest. Unlike most useful words, its origin can be traced to a particular ...

Smarmy Meaning and Definition: Imagine meeting a salesperson who smiles too much and gives you too many compliments. They tell you that you look like a movie star just so you will buy a jacket. Even ...

I’ve decided being “smarmy” is in. Well, maybe it’s always been in, but I’m slow to catch on to fads. When platform shoes were in during the 70s, I was wearing boots. When boots were in, I was wearing ...

Friends and regular readers occasionally ask me where I find the inspiration for my columns. It’s a fair question. After writing more than 2,100 columns during the past 16-plus years one would think ...

Friends and regular readers used to ask me where I found the inspiration for my columns. Now, with limited contacts among those folks it’s harder work. With more than 2,300 columns during the past ...