LOUD MUSIC in a library?
I’m sitting in the library, pecking away at my manuscript. I've just hit my stride when an announcement comes over the intercom warning me that the library will close in…
Casual dining at 7-11
I just watched a family of five purchase their entire dinner from a 7-11. Not an impoverished, bedraggled family either. A jovial, well-dressed bunch who proceeded to pile into an…
How to win a Thanksgiving Day argument
John Dickerson wrote an entertaining piece about how to win your Thanksgiving Day fight. Dickerson’s piece centers on politics, which is his field of expertise. On his weekly podcast, he explained…
And now some genuine thanks
Regardless of my inability to give thanks for my greatest blessings, I have many other reasons to give thanks this year that I thought I should mention: 1. My daughter…
