Dave Barry

It is the time of year when we put the holiday season behind us; a time when we suck in our stomachs, leave the cozy confines of our homes, go...

Recently my wife and I decided to put some "zing" back into our marriage by going to a "couples-only" resort. This is a popular new type of resort that does...

Americans are very upset about crime. It has become such a serious problem that even the U.S. Congress has taken precious time away from campaign fundraising to pass a tough...

If you don't have enough drama in your life, you need to chaperone a party for a group of 7th graders. ("Chaperone" comes from the French words "chape," meaning "person,"...

I want to talk about the hidden lives of my dogs. Until recently, I wasn't aware that my dogs had hidden lives. There were many times, such as when they'd...

It is pathetic but true that we Americans hardly ever think about agriculture. We walk into a restaurant and order a hamburger, and we rarely stop to ask ourselves: Where,...

If you look at any list of great modern writers such as Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald, you'll notice two things about them: 1. They all had...

I am sick and tired of all this lawyer-bashing. When I hear somebody say something bad about lawyers, it makes me want to walk up and spit in his face,...

Now that my son has turned 13, I'm thinking about writing a self-help book for parents of teenagers. It would be a sensitive, insightful book that would explain the complex,...

What's wrong with this country, aside from "light" beer, is that Americans don't know anything about foreign affairs. Your average American can't even answer basic questions about geography, such as:...