A little weird or immeasurably cool?
My wife says that she would not be opposed to living next to skinny-dippers, but it would depend upon what they looked like. I’m not sure what to think of…
I probably like this a lot more than I should
My wife and I have a fairly progressive policy on the giving of holiday cards. Our card is always late and always digital. While we adore receiving Christmas cards from…
Facebook Fail
A former colleague passed away this week. We worked together for about six years, and while we never became close friends, he was the first teacher to greet me as…
A couple of winners
My wife and I received our state pension statements today. For the first time in more than six years, one of us (Elysha) decided to actually examine the information. In…
Best worst insult
One of my good friends recently insulted someone using what I believe is the worst (meaning best) insult of all time: “He sucks at life.” It really says it all. …
Beauty squared
It’s fuzzy, and the coloring isn’t great in the top right-hand corner, and it’s not perfectly framed, but this is currently my favorite photo of my daughter. And as an…
Should I be a little nicer in 2011?
I’ve started working on my New Year’s resolutions for the coming year. Some of them will simply be repeats of the previous year. Any goal that I did not achieve…
My treatise on tipping
A reader recently asked me to comment on the process of tipping, hoping that I might be able to provide some insight on the subject. She must have noticed that…
My kingdom for an orange
Did you know that human beings and guinea pigs are the only mammals on the planet that cannot synthesize vitamin C? Every other mammal on Earth can produce vitamin C…
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