Stop "Being Authentic" Already!

After having a temper tantrum, my nearly three-year-old grandson Wyatt looked up and said, “I just had a fit!”I must admit: hearing about “authenticity” gives me one.It’s a trick of my brain. Say “authenticity” to me, and I hear “synergy.” Or “core competency.” Or...

Are You Using "Weasel Words"?

We have a saying at our house: “You can always tell a Franklin. But you can’t tell them much.”When we use words to obscure our meanings, it tells people more about us than our subject – and usually not what we’d like …You Can Always Tell a EuphemismOver the weekend,...