Last night: An oral history
I'm normally an excellent, highly efficient sleeper. I fall asleep less than a minute, and I almost always open my eyes before the alarm sounds. However, I'm also a frequent…
I'm normally an excellent, highly efficient sleeper. I fall asleep less than a minute, and I almost always open my eyes before the alarm sounds. However, I'm also a frequent…
I finished reading Colin Jost's memoir A Very Punchable Face. I liked it. I found it amusing, insightful, occasionally hilarious, and honest. As I read, I noticed some of the…
Someone recently described me online as "a profoundly unpleasant person. I friended him on Facebook because I admired his work, but his smug sanctimony makes him one of the most…
Standing at the edge of the water, I listened as my daughter, Clara, introduced herself to a girl who was swimming nearby. After complimenting the girl's swimsuit and pointing out…
You may have heard about the high school student who posted a photo of a crowded hallway of unmasked students in North Paulding High School in Dallas, Georgia. This photo,…
My friend, Bengi, has been digging through boxes of old photos and other paraphernalia. He recently sent me this photo, taken circa 1989, of the home I lived in after…
Charlie, age 8, has named his flip fl0ps Flippy and Flippster. So damn funny. Ingenious, really. Also, it doesn't take much for my children to absolutely delight me, so this…
Clara and Charlie took my books down off the shelf and lined them up chronologically. I'm not sure why, but Tobi thought it was for his leisure and comfort. After…
I spent last night trapped in a dream where Kit Kat flavored soda was a thing. For what felt like hours, I tried to convince the Kit Kat company, it's…
Trump, as you probably know, embarrassed himself last week while trying to explain how the United States is handling the pandemic well during an interview with Axios reporter Jonathan Swan.…