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2 weeks ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger
TO: Your Highness Emir Al Thani & Esteemed Members of the Qatari Shura CouncilFROM: Paul Ollinger, Comedian and PodcasterRE: Proposal for Qatari-American Comedy Club in New York CityDATE: 23 May 2025Dear Friends,Warmest salutations from the United States, where we welcome the enhanced presence of you, our Gulf State brethren. I greet you in the same spirit of human camaraderie in which you bequeathed Donald Trump a $400 million Boeing 747.
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3 weeks ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger |Rob Henderson
Rob Henderson’s dad walked out when Rob was an infant. Not long after, Rob’s drug-addicted mother placed him into the foster care system and a near-constant cycle of neglect and displacement. According to his 2024 book, Troubled, Rob lived in nine different foster homes before his 8th birthday. This takes a toll on a kid, as Rob’s memoir reveals. “By the time I was four or five, my emotions had gone underground,” he writes about the self-preservation defense that kicked in amidst the chaos.
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1 month ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger
Every week, it seems I read about another round of massive layoffs taking the form of employee buyouts. Beyond Elon and the DOGE boys’ attempt to push millions of long-time government workers out the door, big corporations like Google, UnitedHealthcare, and even the New York Jets are cutting—let’s be honest—older workers from their payrolls via severance packages that tie compensation to years of service.
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1 month ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger
Gene Anderson of Greenville, SC passed away peacefully at home this past Thursday. He is survived by his wife, Susan, their three children, 41,550 unused frequent flyer miles, and almost 7,000 combined social media followers.
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1 month ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger
“There is no free lunch.”That was the first of Rhodes College Economics Professor Ben Bolch’s Three Rules of Life that he laid out on Day 1 of Econ 202, circa 1989.
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2 months ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger
23andMe filed for bankruptcy last week. The uncertain future of the DNA analytics firm has led droves of people, including me, to delete our accounts after waking up to the fact that we sent our most exploitable information to a random corporation just because we wanted to find out if our potentially 1/8th Hispanic children would qualify for a college scholarship.
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2 months ago | 
words.paulollinger.com | Paul Ollinger
After checking out of a hotel recently, the mega-hospitality holding company app requested that I rate my visit. Having had a satisfactory but unremarkable stay, I complied with what I believed to be a fair assessment. However, upon receiving my 3-star (out of 5) evaluation, the corporate travel monolith followed up with a most earnest note, inquiring as to the nature of my mediocre review.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
tampabay.com | Paul Ollinger
When we moved to Manhattan last summer, a local friend told me, “you need a great apartment here, and a place outside the city where you can escape.”Paul Ollinger [ Courtesy of Paul Ollinger ]I didn’t really understand what he meant until the other day when my 14-year-old daughter who was struggling with her scarf and bulky jacket asked, “when will it get warm again?” She had good reason to inquire, as last month was the coldest January here in 13 years.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
palmbeachpost.com | Paul Ollinger
Paul OllingerSarasota Herald-TribuneWhen we moved to Manhattan last summer, a local friend told me, “You need a great apartment here, and a place outside the city where you can escape.”I didn’t really understand what he meant until the other day when my 14-year-old daughter, who was struggling with her scarf and bulky jacket, asked, “When will it get warm again?” She had good reason to inquire, as last month was the coldest January here in 13 years.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
heraldtribune.com | Paul Ollinger
Paul OllingerSarasota Herald-TribuneWhen we moved to Manhattan last summer, a local friend told me, “You need a great apartment here, and a place outside the city where you can escape.”I didn’t really understand what he meant until the other day when my 14-year-old daughter, who was struggling with her scarf and bulky jacket, asked, “When will it get warm again?” She had good reason to inquire, as last month was the coldest January here in 13 years.
