As we begin the new season of Game of Thrones, may I suggest some drinking games? Drink when: “Winter” is…
Halfway to Ninety
On October 22 this year, my grandma Pat would have been ninety years old, had she lived that long. She…
America’s Anxiety Attack
I’ve seen a lot of vitriol in the past couple of days, criticizing the “morons” who got Donald Trump elected.…
Japan 2016 Part 1: Tokyo
Here is part one of a much-delayed recap of my travels in Japan with my boyfriend Ryan this May. This…
A Tribute to Grandpa Frank
In the cement-floored shady cool of the garage I would find Grandpa Frank, his legs coverall-clad and protruding from beneath one…
Facebook Knows Me Best
Do you know the REAL KITTY? Apparently I don’t either, but Facebook does! Facebook has been gathering all of my…
7 Harmful Productivity Myths
It seems that everyone — regardless of level of success or actual rate of “productivity” — would like to be…
How to be Happy(ish)
Do you know someone who is genuinely happy? I know people who appear pretty happy, and I think they probably…
Mysterious Mad Man: Don Draper
Who is Don Draper? Let’s start with his real name: Dick Whitman. Someone must have written about this — because…
Are you my mother?
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY. If you are someone who has pushed another human out of your body and managed to keep…
