Mike Zielinski
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Reading Eagle
- Top 500K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 14, 2026
Latest articles
Reflections – Commercial television aptly named (opens the original)
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For those of you who memorize all my columns, you’ll likely recall that I first broached the subject of the commercial glut on traditional broadcast and cable television in 2017. Since this topic continues to irritate me even more than having a rat gnaw on my ribs, I decided to revisit it. After all, a boiling pot needs to vent. Otherwise, the pressure will blow out my ears and geyser all over my large television screen. I have a hunch I’m not alone in finding commercial interruptions on broadca
Reflections – Pheromone-maxing dating stinks (opens the original)
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Let’s face it, the world is coming apart at the seams. Much like those folks who avoid GLP-1 medications. Sadly, humanity is rapidly sprinting away from intellectual stability. How else to explain a new dating trend that upends conventional grooming advice? Some Gen Z men are deliberately avoiding showers, deodorant and even clean clothes before dates in the belief their natural body scent will make them more attractive. Are cavemen once again stalking the earth? Do these barbarians pick up thei
Reflections – One percentage doesn’t fit all on delivery apps tips (opens the original)
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I don’t need artificial intelligence to figure out the tip when I’m dining out. My own little noodle calculates just fine. That’s because I always tip 20% — unless the server is delightfully pleasant and efficient (25%) or surly, sloppy and spits tobacco juice in my drink (15 %). However, the tipping culture on delivery apps is complicated where service fees, delivery fees, taxes and suggested tip buttons all start piling up before you even get to checkout and your eyes already are glazed over.
Reflections – Sweetly pumping iron with a sniff of dark chocolate (opens the original)
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Things that taste good invariably are bad for us. Bad to the bone. A steady diet of cheesecake, waffles and potato chips is not the ticket to eternal life. Which is why I bear glad tidings that life doesn’t always jump on us like we’re a furniture store mattress. Indeed, dark chocolate is the manna of the gods. Not only does dark chocolate shift salivary glands into fourth gear, it enhances brain and heart health, reduces stress, improves mood, shrinks inflammation, strengthens the immune system
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