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A Prayer for a New School Year Aug. 17, 2024
New school year, work your magic. Bring on the perfectly plaited braids and buns topped with bows, t... Read More
Why Tim Walz Is a Florida Man Aug. 10, 2024
As a mere regular person, I don't know how political vetting works. I picture an episode of "Veep." ... Read More
Why the Olympics Are the Perfect Distraction Aug. 03, 2024
The word "dissociation" gets bandied about in these chaotic times, usually in context of watching fo... Read More
I Saw 'Twisters' in 4DX and I'm Still Shook Jul. 27, 2024
After hours battling Disney passholder traffic on a Florida highway, I hustled into the theater mome... Read More
Catching a Critter in the House or Interpretive Dance? Jul. 20, 2024
A-five-six-seven-eight. A homeowner cracks the front door to retrieve a package. The sodden summer a... Read More
Celebrities Who Could Convince Me To Suspend My Campaign Jul. 13, 2024
Imagine being George Clooney. No, really. Do this with me real quick. It will be more fun than whate... Read More
To Appreciate Home, Leave It for a While Jul. 06, 2024
I just returned from a 10-day family trip to Southern California. In some ways, it was three days to... Read More
How To Recover From That Horrific Presidential Debate Jun. 29, 2024
At one time, the recent presidential debate carried promise. There would be no hooting frat house au... Read More
Margaritaville Cruises and the Question of Legacy Jun. 22, 2024
I feel most insignificant gazing up at the stars or pondering what happens inside a super massive bl... Read More
How To Give Vacation Recommendations Jun. 15, 2024
School is out, the children's brains have begun to gleefully rot and summer vacations are upon us. A... Read More
Apologizing My Way Through Appendicitis Jun. 08, 2024
My absent hunger was the first sign something was wrong. Normally, even when I'm physically full, th... Read More
The Big Babies Are Afraid of Rainbow Bridges Now Jun. 01, 2024
June is upon us, which means it's time to prepare for summertime truths. Hurricane season looms, sci... Read More
Make Restaurant Food Ugly Again May. 25, 2024
Since there are no bad ideas in brainstorming, here are a few new restaurant concepts: THE BEIGE BOW... Read More
Scary Campfire Stories for Middle Age May. 11, 2024
Gather round, summer campers. Hey, Braden. Put that stick down. The marshmallows are for s'mores, no... Read More
Inside Kirstie Alley's Estate Sale, an Eclectic Life Emerges May. 04, 2024
Past stacks of melamine dishes, a baroque dog bed and a Lucite stand that once held a Golden Globe, ... Read More
Navigating the Bloodbath of Mosquito Season Apr. 20, 2024
The morning of the reaping, I was so smug. I thought: Have fun at your meetings, suckers of the corp... Read More
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Toddlers Apr. 18, 2024
Face it: a head start is a head start. Parents know this — and so do their toddlers. Underage ... Read More
Testing a Driverless Future in a Tesla Apr. 13, 2024
There are times when I want to move into a cottage and scold neighborhood children, wagging a crooke... Read More
The Timeless Satisfaction of the Middle Finger Apr. 06, 2024
Anyone who sits through enough public meetings knows the audience archetypes. There are the single-i... Read More
Kids Are Smarter Than Us, and Other Facts on Social Media Bans Mar. 30, 2024
Come, come into my awkward live chat. Let's discuss social media as moderators bounce the bots, ince... Read More
