I haven't been cooking much this summer because of all the traveling and all the being sick. My diet for yesterday and today consists of orange juice and chicken noodle soup dropped off by the nicest person in the word, my friend Lexi. We've taken the family out to eat a lot and … [Read more...]
Get Off My Lawn
I'm becoming a cranky old lady. Here is a short list of things that I can no longer tolerate: hashtags, group texts, the slightest hint of heartburn, shitty cocktails, a lack of available parking spaces, traffic, being late for anything, being kept waiting for anything, passive … [Read more...]
iGenius
A few months ago I took My Precious to the Apple Store to get a tune-up. The dude who served me at the Genius Bar looked just like that guy from How I Met Your Mother and a hundred silly man-boy films. Jason...something? Anyway, he was awesome, and the Genius Bar was really like … [Read more...]
The Great Period Debate
Over the last several months I have discovered that there are two things that I have always taken for granted about grammar and writing that are actually questioned by smart people. I'm talking about people like you and me, who read a lot, and even who write a lot. The first was … [Read more...]
Compound Fail
We returned from our 3-week stay in Connecticut on Thursday night, but even now I'm still not acclimated to my "real life." I've been sick since before the flight - a stomach bug, it seems. I'm unable to eat without pain and discomfort, so that makes me lethargic, lightheaded, … [Read more...]