Georgia Garvey is a writer, wife and mother to two boys for whom she prioritizes kindness and good manners above all other accomplishments.
She previously worked at the Chicago Tribune, RedEye and Daily Herald newspapers, and was the editor-in-chief of the Tribune Publishing's Pioneer Press and Lake County News-Sun publications.
She lives in suburban Illinois, where, each day, she battles the tempestuous and formidable faucet in her kitchen sink.
Read her column here.
The secretary of defense opens his laptop late at night on Sept. 29. He logs on to his favorite AI chatbot. It greets him. Hi, Pete. What can I do for you tonight? Pete? I thought I asked you to call me Major Tough Guy. You're absolutely... Read More
I got called "Georgia" by one of my son's friends the other day. I wasn't insulted — I know from firsthand experience that kids nowadays have a startling familiarity with adults. My own son and his cousin, both 6 years old, once walked up to m... Read More
A 99-year-old woman died yesterday. Though I'd never met her, I cried as I read her obituary. Her name was Marilyn Hagerty, and even as a nonagenarian, she was still writing the same gentle restaurant reviews that had made her briefly but brilliantly... Read More
There's a guy at my gym who works out in jeans. They're not baggy jeans, either, jeans that would give him enough room to do squats or jog on the treadmill with ease. They're the regular, no-stretch, no-fun, no-frills jeans. They're the kind you'd we... Read More
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