Paul’s Advice
What Do You Say to A COVID Denier? Nothing
Reading Time: 3 minutes For a nurse treating a COVID denier, there’s only one thing to do–be an example.
Paul Wesslund
November 24, 2020
Paul’s Advice
7 Ways Mary Poppins Can Help Us Through the Pandemic
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mary Poppins offers lessons for thriving through the pandemic with a spoonful of sugar
Paul Wesslund
November 9, 2020
Paul’s Advice
4 Ways to Love the New Normal of Going Out to a Restaurant
Reading Time: 6 minutes Going out to a restaurant safely during the virus pandemic calls for a new way of thinking
Paul Wesslund
October 17, 2020
Paul’s Advice
6 steps to more civil social gatherings AND making the world a better place—lessons from the restaurant
Reading Time: 6 minutes A successful restaurant’s business model offers tips for a more civil society
Paul Wesslund
July 30, 2020
Blog
There should be a their there
Reading Time: 3 minutes I just read an essay I liked by a columnist asking to be referred to as “they” and not “he.” That’s a request that would horrify a traditional grammarian. I think it makes sense but they’d say it doesn’t follow the rules. If you were bothered by my use of “they” to refer to a
Paul Wesslund
March 30, 2020
Blog
The Green Old Deal … and how the search for civility led to this new blog
Reading Time: 3 minutes In 1988 I decided to spend a few days researching this global warming thing. It had been simmering as a controversy for a few years, with some people warning the oceans would rise and threaten seaport cities, and others asking what was wrong with strawberries the size of basketballs and quoting the Bible that God
Paul Wesslund
March 30, 2020