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My Reality Game Show
Recently, my husband and I have had the 5,263,276th petty squabble of our marriage regarding what exactly happened in some non-event in the recent past. We argue like this a…
BOOK REVIEW: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir by Roz Chast What a unique and wonderful thing is this book. I can’t think of anything I’ve ever read that…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Theoretically, I have standards. First world standards. Upper middle class standards beyond that, even. Not just clean water and delicious, plentiful food, and no military juntas at the door, but…
BOOK REVIEW: Johannes Cabal the Detective
Johannes Cabal the Detective by Jonathan Howard This book is the follow up novel to the hilarious and inventive Johannes Cabal the Necromancer. In this book, Cabal is still a…
Sit or Squat?
One of the great joys of being a parent is the chance to drive to East Bumblefudge on your weekend to watch your children participate in whatever sporting/academic/competitive event is going…
BOOK REVIEW: This is How by Augusten Burroughs
This Is How by Augusten Burroughs I found this book in the humor section of the library, right next to Dave Barry. This made sense to me, as Augusten Burroughs…
I’m Too Old for Overtime
I watched the Duke Blue Devil/UNC Tar Heel college basketball game the other night. As a Duke alum, I’m pretty sure I signed something upon graduation saying that they could…
BOOK REVIEW: A Glimmer of Guile
BOOK REVIEW: A Glimmer of Guile by Mary Patterson Thornburg. A beautifully written fantasy novel that doesn’t demean women. I love reading both science fiction and fantasy, but one thing that…
I Wish I Smoked
I had reason to say this today: I wish I smoked. I mean, I don’t really wish I smoked. I cannot bear the smell of cigarette smoke, and I have…
BOOK REVIEW: Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
BOOK REVIEW: Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan, though I admit to coming later to that game than I should have and I…
