Making my own karma
I may still be sick, but I can still be a jerk when the need arises. After a visit to the doctor today (where I was stuck with needles three…
What is an alternative lifestyle anymore?
Okay, I like The Spin Cycle Cafe, a combination cafe, bar and laundromat in town. My newest book, CHICKEN SHACK, which I am in the process of finishing and selling,…
Cell phones make for more creative writing
Over the past three days, as I’ve suffered from the most unholy of stomach viruses (losing eleven pounds in the process), I’ve spent a great deal of time lying on…
It’s a sewing accomplishment
Grasping for straws only makes you and your cause appear more pathetic. Case in point: I was listening to the Stuff You Missed in History Class podcast, and the topic…
No secrets required
A quote from Nora Ephron, via her mother: When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people that you slipped on a banana…
A radish?
I was at a birthday party with my daughter on Saturday, flying solo. My wife was not feeling well, so she remained at home. At one point I was sitting…
Say no to Fiji
Please stop drinking Fiji water. Please. At a recent conference on water scarcity and climate change, participants were offered Fiji water. Jen Phillips of Mother Jones writes: Fiji, need we…
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…
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