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No One Is Owed an Apology for Mask Mandates Feb. 25, 2023
It's fashionable these days among conservatives to look back on the early days of COVID with smug se... Read More
Don Lemon Was Right; Nikki Haley Is Past Her Prime Feb. 18, 2023
Don Lemon, a moron, was right. When Lemon got on his CNN show (I don't watch it. I don't know the na... Read More
Child-free Adults Aren't Lazy -- Parenting Has Gotten Harder Feb. 11, 2023
We've just taken down the Christmas decorations, snow's falling outside my window and a fireplace ro... Read More
Forgive Others -- And Yourself -- For the Small Mistakes With Big Consequences Feb. 04, 2023
I had surgery on my knee recently, the second in a series of operations to correct a problem with my... Read More
Is 'M3GAN' Babysitter-Worthy? Jan. 28, 2023
You're a parent. You're busy. And, if you're anything like me, the last time you paid to see a movie... Read More
High Egg Prices Really Are Just Chicken Scratch Jan. 21, 2023
Everyone's complaining about how expensive eggs have gotten lately, but I haven't been stressing. I'... Read More
I'm Off the Train to Cool Town, and I Love It Jan. 14, 2023
I was at dinner a few weeks ago when the cold hand of approaching death smacked me in the face. The ... Read More
The First, and Only, Honest Christmas Cookie Recipe Dec. 24, 2022
This is an honest Christmas cookie recipe. Current fashion in online recipes is to begin by treating... Read More
'Never Forget' Means First Learning What to Remember Dec. 17, 2022
At night, after the children are in bed, as I settle down for the evening, I put something horrible ... Read More
A New Expert Is Born Every Second Dec. 10, 2022
Our country is now an expert factory. We churn them out left and right, and the machines that produc... Read More
Christmas: The Season of Lying Dec. 03, 2022
When the stockings are hung by the chimney with care, lies about St. Nicholas soon will be there. Fo... Read More
What Am I Thankful For? Don't Make Me Say It Nov. 19, 2022
I love Thanksgiving and its traditions — the homemade centerpieces, the bad football, the inte... Read More
Fake Eyelashes, First-grade Math and Other Problems Nov. 12, 2022
I learned this week that first-grade math is too hard, my joints are falling apart and fake eyelashe... Read More
Can Anything Stop the Wave of Conservative Fury? Nov. 05, 2022
I dreamed last night that I watched bombs explode outside my house, missiles dropped from planes fly... Read More
Oxi Day Reminds Us of the Value of a 'No' Oct. 29, 2022
There's power in a "no." Just ask the Greeks, who celebrate the word every year, on Oxi Day, Oct. 28... Read More
Endless Fertility Is Not in the Cards for Everyone Oct. 22, 2022
Like Hilary Swank, you, too, can have your first baby at 48 years old. I just hope you don't bank on... Read More
The Ancient Greek Argument Against the Death Penalty Oct. 15, 2022
If someone deserves to die, should we kill them? That's what I asked myself recently, as I read the ... Read More
Don't Listen to Your Inner Hater: It's Not About You Anyway Oct. 08, 2022
It has come to my attention that I am not universally beloved. I know, I know. Weird, right? But, li... Read More
Meeting at the Crossroads Oct. 01, 2022
Autumn, like all good art, is about death. That's what I found myself thinking as I read the comment... Read More
The New Beatitudes Sep. 17, 2022
Blessed art the millionaires, for a million dollars does not goeth as far as it used to. Blessed ar... Read More
