From phones and smart TVs to voice assistants and that microphone hiding in your TV remote, let's separate fact from fiction. My wife and I were standing in the kitchen one day, talking and laughing. I told a joke. I laughed. She laughed. Then our toaster laughed. I shot the toaster. Now, before anybody calls the authorities, I should probably explain that the toaster joke is a joke. The toaster is fine. Probably. But it does bring up a question a lot of people have these day

Or, How Three Strangers Can Tell You the Same Lie There are some things you learn in life that never quite leave you. Sometimes it's a lesson somebody sat you down and taught you. Other times, it's something you witnessed years ago that didn't make much sense at the time. Then, one day, you see the same thing happening somewhere else, and all the pieces fall into place. This is a story about a horse, a livestock auction, and a trick that has been around a whole lot longer tha

Ever heard a story about a snapping turtle, a catfish wearing lipstick, and somebody on the other end of a phone? Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, doesn't it? Believe it or not, there's a lesson in there that could save you or somebody you care about a whole lot of heartache. So pull up a chair, settle in, and let me tell you about the time a fishing story from Oklahoma collided with an online romance scam. You might be surprised how much they have in common. Close-up