Independence trumps any semblance of heat
When I was twelve years old, I moved into a partially finished, unheated room in the basement. I moved into the room without my parent’s knowledge. For years, I had…
Not funny
I sat behind an old Hungarian woman at dinner tonight, listening to her complain to her friends that all the good jokes are gone because of this “goddamn political correctness.”…
Dental nerd
I told the doctor that I exercise daily, don’t drink, don’t smoke and have never even experimented with an illegal drug. “And I floss every day,” I added. “No one…
How old is considered fully cooked?
In the midst of a recent discussion on conformity, religion, clothing and parenting (I know, quite a combination), I was told by someone significantly older than me that my idealism,…
Peeing into your golf club is not a solution to not a problem.
There’s so much to say about this product. So much. Let’s begin with the fact that someone thought that this was a good idea. A golf club designed to hold…
Biological explanation
A recent episode of This American Life dealt with the issue of testosterone. A researcher in the field and the author of Heroes, Rogues and Lovers: Testosterone and Behavior was…
Fresh veggies? Bah!
I’m currently re-reading MINDLESS EATING. It’s a compelling and eye-opening book about how our eating decisions are often impacted by unconscious and seemingly innocuous factors. Last week I learned an…
Deathbed regrets
I don’t ever plan on dying, but if I did, I would hope to die without too many regrets. A palliative care worker recently wrote about the top five regrets…
She must think she’s married an idiot
Elysha: You know that you shouldn’t wash the whole container of strawberries at once. Right? If you do, they will spoil faster. Just wash the strawberries that you’re using. Okay?…
Art defined by dollars
A story on NPR told of artist Justine Gignac, who packages New York City garbage into plexiglas cubes and sells these cubes for a profit. He began his venture in…
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