Pointing, I asked Dan about the source of a rouge red spot at his waist. “What did you get on your new shirt?” I wondered. “Huh,” he said, looking down, thumbing at it a little. “I have no idea.” Seeing as how the conversation wasn’t exactly scintillating, we both ...
COMMENTARY I know a ton of people are still reeling over the end of “Game of Thrones.” I am not one of those people. Aside from the finale — seen only because I happened to be in the room when it was playing — I never watched a single episode. So, unlike many of my friends (and, it ...
I love to read. All my life, it’s been my No. 1 hobby, among the first things I list when asked about my passions. There have been, on many occasions, entire weekends where I do little else — eschewing any and all intrusions (all that pesky talking, eating and bathing) to devour multiple ...
Yesterday, I sat and listened to several men in my office talk about sports for what felt like hours (but was, to be fair, probably more like 20 minutes). “I don’t think there’s anything I could go on about for that long,” I told my coworker Lindsey. “Well, food,” she told me. ...
After a month of six-day work weeks, today marks the first day of the first full weekend I’ve had to myself in what feels like ages. Which means I’ll likely spend the next 48 hours doing three things: Sleeping, cleaning in preparation of having my house cleaned, and, most importantly, ...
In completely uninteresting news, today is my birthday. Aside from being fully aware that no one besides my parents actually cares, I also can attest that there is absolutely nothing notable about turning 45. Except, perhaps, the swiftness with which the last several decades have gone ...