You've always been advised -- hey, I've advised you -- to have a Plan B career option if your main one goes away. These days, it's harder to have a Plan B. Why? Because you might have to do expensive and lengthy training, and there are fewer jobs you can just pick up without appropriate training and experience. Also, AI. Writing used to be a popular Plan B, and look at how that's going (sigh). With all that in mind, what IS your Plan B right now? (BBC)

Someone took a selfie with a bison at Yellowstone. The folks at Yellowstone would like you not to do the same. Leave the bison alone. Maybe just stay in your car, okay? (KABC-TV/Los Angeles)

There have been a bunch of articles and studies saying swearing is good, from showing that you're of above-average intelligence to releasing stress. This is one of those articles. (CNN)

I guess when you get caught in a very bad situation, what comes out of your mouth isn't always thought through very well. And so we have a guy pulled over driving a stolen $170,000 Bentley telling the cops that the reason it wasn't in his name was that he was making payments on the car. Probably should have workshopped that before trotting it out. (WPEC-TV/West Palm Beach)

Do you -- would you -- track your spouse using phone apps? Some couples use their phones to know where each other is at all times. Others think that's weird and creepy. You? (Wall Street Journal)

Because it's that time of year, here's a list of the best nude beaches in the world, all set up for you to ask whether listeners have gone or would go. Evergreen. (CNN)

The pendulum swings again and coffee's bad for you -- or, at least, too much caffeine is bad for you, disrupting your sleep and causing all sorts of problems. We're never going to know for sure if coffee's good or bad for you, are we? (Washington Post)

California is beginning to experience what Florida's already dealing with: a lot of homes are now uninsurable, and that's going to spread across America. In CA, it's wildfires. In FL, it's hurricanes and flooding. Elsewhere, it'll be tornadoes, flooding, you name it. Insurers are basically saying the risk has gotten too high for them to continue. It's from climate change, and it's going to cost you plenty. (New York Times)

With hurricane season now underway, it's notable that 25% of Floridians say they'll ignore evacuation warnings. About that many aren't prepared for a storm. Experience a hurricane and you'll be a prepper, believe me. But there are always people who, whether it's being stubborn or they just can't go due to health or other issues, stay behind without enough supplies to get through weeks without power. Good luck to them. (WPEC-TV/West Palm Beach)

Says here that it's a good market for teen workers, who are in high demand and thus getting better pay. If you have teen kids, are you finding this to be true? And are your kids at all interested in working service jobs like fast food? (Boston.com)

The newsstand at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station (the main Amtrak station as well as a SEPTA commuter rail stop) has a sign up: "NO NEWSPAPERS." They don't sell newspapers anymore. A train station newsstand without newspapers? Man, have times changed. They say nobody was buying them anymore, and I believe that; there's less and less in the print editions, which have gotten more and more expensive. It's cheaper and way more up-to-date to read on your phone or tablet while riding your train. But it's the end of... well, something. (Fun Fact: the late, lamented Evening Bulletin was located right next door to that station, and the short-lived tabloid Philadelphia Journal was across the street.) (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Some companies think the key to worker morale is to push the entire staff to be friends. Let's all have fun at work! Costume parties! Contests! Barbecues! Let's all be social! And then let's all quit, because forced frivolity has the distinct odor of "Office Space" or "The Office." (In fairness, I met my wife at work, but they didn't force us to be friends...) (Wall Street Journal)

We've talked about those apps like Swimply that let private homeowners rent their pools out to people on an hourly or daily basis. Turns out this isn't popular with the neighbors, and the crowds and noise have at least one county in Maryland considering a law regulating the practice. Should you have the right to sort-of-Airbnb your own pool? (Washington Post)

Broward County, FL is considering school uniforms for public schools, and, yes, we're returning to the same debates they had in the 1970s. Uniformity, ease, and lessening of fashion pressure versus comfort and expressing individuality. Your call. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

Trader Joe's insists that it does NOT deliberately pick locations with tiny parking lots for its stores. That's according to the "Inside Trader Joe's" podcast, on which the marketing folks say it's about zoning and how, because their stores are smaller than your regular supermarket, the number of parking spots allowed is fewer. So it's not your imagination that the lots ARE smaller, but there are reasons. (KTLA/Los Angeles)

This one's for you old-timer former music jocks: a 1970s prize pig has revealed how he and his brother always won, and it involved a quirk in the phone system of the time that allowed him to dial the partial number, freeze everyone else out, and then complete the dialing to be caller one. Cheating? Sort of, but it's been a half-century, so now it can be told. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Simple question: do you haggle when you shop? Everyone does for some things like cars, but some people haggle over everything, under the principle of "if you don't ask, you don't get." Do you ask? What's your success record? (Wall Street Journal)

The sargassum seaweed blob once again arriving on Florida beaches is here and carrying a passenger: flesh-eating bacteria. I guess I'm not going to the beach anytime soon. (WPEC-TV/West Palm Beach)

College enrollment is still down, and it may be that students don't think it's worth the expense and trouble. Is it? For those of you who got degrees, would you do it if you could do it over again? If you didn't, do you think you missed out on anything/ (CNBC)

This article asks if mental health days off in schools,. which some offer, are working. Not sure how you'd determine what "working" means, but everyone -- students, adults, everyone -- needs a day or two to regroup now and then, so I'd think there's value in the concept. (WFTS-TV/Tampa)

Service workers are still burned out, blaming low pay, overwork, crappy benefits, and a total lack of appreciation. This is what unions are supposed to help, because most employers aren't about to volunteer to make things better. (Washington Post)

When was the last time you paid cash for something? Yes, plastic (and paying with your phone or watch) is the way to go, except for a few holdouts who insist on using paper money, and some of them are on a mission because they think that the World Economic Forum is using electronic payment to establish a world government. Or maybe using a card is more convenient and safer than carrying cash, I dunno. (Wall Street Journal)

Elon Musk thinks he's funny. He isn't. He has a 12-year-old's sense of humor. This article asks several comedians about it, and it raises the question of how you know you're funny (or not). Everyone fancies themselves as witty or having a good sense of humor, but how many really can be comedians? And is that important to you? (Los Angeles Times)

The latest dietary advice comes from several studies indicating that eating fruit and vegetables is good for your mental health. Even one serving a day can help you get into a better mood, they say. Worth a try, though I hope it doesn't preclude eating stuff that tastes good along with it. (Washington Post)

Florida man found a hissing iguana in his toilet, which is a strong reminder to those of us who live in areas of abundant reptilian wildlife that we need to look before sitting. Really, anywhere, look first. (WSVN-TV/Miami)

Your judgement is not going to be the best if you're, shall we say, impaired after a night of partying. And so, we have a Miami tourist who, at just before 5 am, decided it would be fun to jump into Biscayne Bay, and you can guess the rest. His friend jumped in to try and save him but couldn't. Moral: If you're going to be partying, keep just one thing in your mind: "I'd better call an Uber." (WPLG-TV/Miami)

June 1st heralds the beginning of hurricane season in Florida, and newcomers are learning that it's not something to be taken lightly. You need to have supplies for a long period without power or water, you need to have hurricane shutters or impact windows, you need to have an evacuation plan, you need to know what to do. You can tell who around here has experienced a hurricane by how prepared they are and how early they get their supplies in. Why, yes, we have ridden out a hurricane and, yes, we have supplies and a generator and all that. Can't take chances. (WPTV/West Palm Beach)

While this article is about a shortage of dental hygienists in New Jersey, it's happening everywhere -- health care workers finding other jobs, unhappy with the pay and the public's treatment of them in recent years. This is also happening in other industries where the pay sucks and the public treats them poorly. This isn't sustainable. (NJ Advance Media/NJ.com)

One of the most shocking things about the NBA playoffs is how expensive parking is for the Miami Heat's home games. The garage next to the arena is charging $100 per game, and is ready to bump that up to $150. Some football teams get that already, and baseball's up to $40 at some parks. It's ridiculous, and it makes you want not to go in person, especially on top of high ticket prices. (WPLG-TV/Miami)

There are some people who make it a lifestyle to buy everything used, and, well, are you someone who has no problem buying hand-me-downs? Have you bought used stuff from eBay or Goodwill or Facebook Marketplace or, heaven forbid, Craigslist? How did that turn out? (Washington Post)

I guess if you're going to commit a heinous crime, you can do it in style, like the Duluth landlord who allegedly torched his building at 4 am while blasting "We Didn't Start The Fire." They don't know why he did it, though "mental health or drug-related concerns" are being considered. Also, coulda picked a less lame song about fire. (WDIO-TV/Duluth)

This article about the pros and cons of TSA Pre-Check and CLEAR is one way to talk about the ever-increasing security lines at airports. Also, if you travel at all, get Pre-Check. If you intend to travel out of the country, get Global Entry. If you travel more than once or twice a year, get CLEAR. Trust me on that. (WCPO-TV/Cincinnati)

Someone's in the midst of trying to set a record: 48 games of pickleball in 48 states in 48 days. Why, I don't know. Who decided this would be a record worth recording, I don't know. The point of this, I don't know. (WJAR-TV/Providence)

Have you ever thought about retiring abroad? Where? Because this article talks to a bunch of folks who did it, from France to Costa Rica, and, well, you CAN do it. (Wall Street Journal)

A study of sleep says that you're best off not looking at the clock if you want a solid night's sleep. That would be a major change for me; I'm always peeking at the clock and mentally calculating how much time I have left to sleep. Do you sleep right through or look at the clock? (CTV)

It's that time of year: The Jersey Shore is waking up for the season, and that means all the boardwalk t-shirt shops are ready with the kind of schlocky shirts you see shoppers wearing at Walmart and wonder who'd buy them. The South Jersey shore towns are notorious for that, but there are trends that come out of the blue, like this year's weird one where the town's name is scrawled '70s-style on the shirt around a flower. Who decided that was going to be this year's design? Anyway, time to get your cheese on. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Once again, it's not everyone's idea of a pressing issue, but if you travel a lot, and you use airport lounges, you will probably agree that they're not as good as they used to be, and it's because they're overcrowded and too many people who aren't frequent flyers manage to get access. The lounges used to be an oasis; now, they're like being at the gate. Also, the food isn't as good and the service isn't, either. It's starting to become not worth bothering. (Washington Post)

Here we have Consumer Reports weighing in on how often you should be washing your clothes, towels, and sheets. Don't worry, it's not that bad. But do wash 'em at some point. Please. (WPVI-TV/Philadelphia)

Fort Lauderdale police have posted signs all around the Las Olas tourist district: "Where's your fob?" That's because too many people just leave their key fob in the car, which is the same as leaving your keys in the ignition. Thieves can open your door, then drive off. Treat your key fob the way you'd treat your keys, or even more carefully. Don't make it so easy for car thieves. (Miami Herald)

?As this column notes, one of the more intimidating things about travel is the hotel shower. They're nicer these days, with rainfall shower heads and all that, but I've spent a lot of time just trying to figure out how to get a warm shower without getting red hot or ice cold water. It's not intuitive, and they don't include instructions. I'm not the only one who gets baffled by that, am I? (Washington Post)

A travel tip for the upcoming travel season: Beware booking a smaller, cheaper airline, because if they cancel your flight, you could be stuck. In some cases, they just decide to cancel an entire route, leaving you without recourse. That's the benefit of booking a bigger carrier -- they may be more expensive, but at least you can be relatively certain there will be a flight for you, or a replacement if that one gets canceled. (Wall Street Journal)

Recently, we had a story about a Little League that punished rowdy parents by making them umpire games. But the larger question is why anyone would want to umpire youth sports, period, and that question itself explains the umpire shortage in American youth athletics. The abuse isn't worth it. Maybe someday everyone will have access to robot umpires, but until then, parent and player behavior is driving people away from doing that job. Who'd choose to take that abuse? (CNN)

Are you tired of all the tipping stories yet? Because here's another one, which focuses on people being irritated that so many places, especially for takeout food, ask for a tip before they serve you. You know how those touchscreen terminals ask for the tip when you pay, and how you have to do that before the food comes out? Yeah, that. Should tips wait until you've been served, so they reflect your actual opinion of the service rendered? Or has tipping become so expected and automatic that it doesn't matter? (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Jude Law is playing King Henry VIII in a new movie, and we now know that he got into the part by stinking. Literally stinking. He had some scent made up that smelled like poop, sweat, and blood, and arrived on set smelling like that. If you were a fellow actor, would you put up with that? Or would you just walk off the set and swear to find another line of work? (Variety)

The CBC did a radio special on "the music we love to hate," which delved into songs and artists who get that treatment, and if you're thinking, hmm, Canadian, music, hate, well, yes, that band is prominently mentioned. But everyone has a song or artist that they, rationally or otherwise (usually the latter), just hate, so let's hear yours. (CBC)