I knew this guy in high school. Let's call him "D." I didn't know him well, but he was cute and nice. He had dark hair and bright blue eyes, a combo I still love. I think he played trumpet in the band. At a couple of different parties our senior year we got drunk and...
This morning my Facebook feed was full of people doubting that Pope Francis had really met with Kim Davis, the Kentucky un-clerk. Then, this afternoon my feed was full of people expressing disappointment and disbelief at the news that he had met with her. People are...
The Fall that my daughter was five, after recovering from the flu, she lost her lovey. It was horrible. As the Fall wore on and got worse and worse in so many ways, the loss of her beloved Cow became more and more important and more and more a symbol for my struggles...
Dear Gwyneth, I can't say that this is my normal thing. I don't usually spend too much time thinking about celebrities and the things they say. I also don't spend a lot of time writing "open letters." I think the epistolary form is sort of lazy writing (unless you're...
Later this month Seth Meyers will take over as host for NBC's late night talk show. Here is my claim to non-fame, I once led a committee that decided not to hire Seth Meyers for a job ... as a comedy writer. I read his writing samples and they were well written and...
This year several stores and malls have announced that they're joining the movement to turn Black Friday in to Black Thursday. They'll open on Thanksgiving for shopping. Personally, I won't shop on Thanksgiving. I don't like crowds. But I've been curious about the...