It should not be this hard…
If you’re not going with the traditional Men and Women signifiers, you’ve got to get it right. Mother and Dad? Not Mother and Father? Or Mom and Dad? I’m thinking…
Don’t try to define dignity for me. Just tell me that I smell and kill me.
I was recently discussing living wills with a friend when decisions related to long-term care arose. Specifically, we were discussing our wishes in the event that we are someday hooked…
Resolution Update: April 2011
In an effort to achieve my yearly goals, I post my monthly progress here. Below are my sixteen New Year’s resolutions and my progress thus far. 1. Lose seventeen more…
I love it when my pithy observation is actually real
A reader of this blog had some valuable insight in relation to my last post on skin care. It turns out that I was right. Men’s skin is superior to…
Skin care gone awry
One of the greatest sources of amusement for me is the amount of product, money and time that women spend on skin care. In an effort to maintain clear skin,…
I don’t have a relationship with my electric toothbrush, but I still use it daily
I recently heard Alice Waters, well known restaurateur, explain to Bill Maher that she does not use a microwave because “I don’t have a relationship with that machine.” And Maher…
Who am I?
I have been invited to join the International Association of Crime Writers. I received the invitation via an email from the North American branch today. One problem: I’m not a…
Trash
I was getting my haircut last week. and the usually bustling salon was relatively empty. Just me, the woman cutting my hair (not my regular stylist) and a customer on…
If the word “common” is in the name…
If it’s so common (and it is) why is it in a zoo? I had just as much chance as seeing one of these birds in the tree beside the…
Dueling with my literary agent
This morning I wrote the last words of CHICKEN SHACK, finishing the book in almost exactly one year. After getting up to pee and grab a cookie, I sat back…
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