Yo Mad, a shipment of words just arrived.  Get your ass over to loading dock four.  Start putting them words where they belong.  Yes sir, Madden responds wishing they’d call him by his right name.  Not make him sound like a mad man.  So, maddening! Hurry, Mad, more words will be unloading gates six, seven … More WORKIN’ IN A WORD FACTORY

Why is it so chic, so smart to say any octogenarians running for office, or in Joe Biden’s case, for reelection as President, are way too old and should call it a day? As the new publisher of Boomer Times, serving the senior community in Florida, and with my own big toe dipping into that … More WHY SHOULD OCTOGENARIANS BE OUTCASTS IN AMERICAN POLITICS?

Are we not all feeling about now like sailors trapped aboard the SS Brinkmanship going down in a storm off the coast of Acrimony?  What is it about edges and coming close to the brink of disaster that’s so alluring, so tempting to our political leaders?  Why do they love to come as close as … More WHY DO POLITICIANS LOVE ROLLER COASTERS, COMING CLOSE TO THE EDGES OF DANGEROUS CLIFFS AND BELLICOSE BRINKMANSHIP?

The classical literary drone lands quietly, seductively in my inbox bearing this enticing subject line: “We are Robin to your Batman, Watson to your Sherlock.” The beguiling cleverness hooks me. Captures me, for I’m a sucker for classical cleverness.  Once, I wrote how important subject lines were to capturing recipient’s attention, so they’ll be inspired … More AS THE ‘WORDSHINE MAN,’ I’M OFT TOLD: ‘THOU ART A SENTIMENTAL SUCKER FOR A SWEETIE PIE PITCH’

How long am I going to need this pillow guy? Well, the management above has granted me an extended stay at this luxury resort hotel called planet earth for which my wife Rita and I are most grateful. We’re relieved the chest x-ray taken yesterday at the ER at Boca Raton Regional Hospital turned out … More WHEN IT’S ABOUT YOUR HEALTH, GOOD NEWS IS GREAT NEWS!

Preview of article to be published in the new Boomer Times By Tom Madden Yes, for many seniors cyberdefenses may be as necessary as bananas, exercise and vitamin C.  That’s because it’s very possible, perhaps likely, that hackers may have you, Mr. and Ms. Senior, or your business, in their villainous crosshairs. These days we’re … More DO SENIORS NEED CYBERDEFENSES AGAINST THIS CREEP?

This is a picture of my mom, Clementine Madden, whose 11 brothers and sisters nicknamed Lena growing up on North Georgia Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ.  Her picture had been tucked away in a closet atop a chest of drawers in our oceanfront condo apartment in South Florida.  My dad, William J. Madden, was a … More TOGETHER AGAIN, MY MOM AND DAD AND HIS VIOLIN

Why did the Wades feel heat enough to sell their $22 million Miami Beach mansion and leave tax-friendly Florida to live in a state with monstrous taxes?  According to recent revelations, they felt that with Florida’s ever-expanding LGBTQ+ legislation, they would not be accepted.  Why?  Because they have a 15-year-old transgender daughter. So, two new … More ‘TRANSCONTROVERSY’ AND ‘TRANSTROVERSY’ ARE NEW WORDS THAT EXPLAIN WHY FORMER MIAMI HEAT STAR DWYANE WADE FLED FLORIDA

After years of experience doing crisis management, something I’ve learned is that at its heart is common sense!  And Gov. DeSantis, yours may be on vacation at Disney World.  Or figuratively, maybe just out to lunch. I’ve learned what helps companies and organizations survive media storms and disruptions they themselves sometimes create, setting off blistering … More IS A GOVERNOR’S COMMON SENSE ON VACATION AT DISNEY WORLD? OR JUST OUT TO LUNCH?

It was a long day and a lot of driving on a light breakfast, now nearly 3 PM. So, when I left the Stonewall Museum conference, I was eager to get to IL Mulino Cucina Italiana, a short distance north on Sunrise, from the Courtyard by Marriott. With the torrential rain the day before, I … More Wake Up, Pilgrim. You’re a Guy on Gal’s Saddle