In the same way that at the conclusion of a performance that was so singular, so emotionally moving to very core of a person's heart and soul, an audience will often sit in respectful silence for a moment before the thunderous applause and standing ovation begin.

It's a recognition that one has been witness to a rare event that is so special and so significant that a moment of silent reflection is the most appropriate response.

That is the reason that a moment of silence...

Overtime pay is at time-and-a-half, but as I understand it, comp hours are granted at a rate of one hour comp for every hour overtime worked.

Right there the employer comes out ahead. That's a detail that should be getting pointed out more prominently.

As a citizen of this country/state, you support the country/state by turning over a portion of your resources to be used for the public good (rising tide, all boats - you know - that sort of thing). At that point, these are no longer "your private resources".

Now, you may disagree with the proportion of your resources which go to the country/state to be used for the public good. And you may disagree with how "public good" spending is being allocated. Those are all part of the...

A week or so ago I entered a stretch of road with signage reading "Right Lane Closed Ahead". Pretty much all the drivers around me who weren't already in the left lane moved over into it, forming a slower-moving longer line of traffic on the left of the now-empty lane on the right.

Some distance later, a second sign instructed motorists to utilize the zipper merge. Which all sorts of newly-arriving motorists "zipping" along down the emptied right hand lane apparently did - once they...