: most prefer their head in the clouds :
Here again, I’m odd man out. I want my feet up there, in the clouds. As often as I can manage, I step out on the…
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: happy father’s day, mom :
Technically, I had a father. Sperm donor is a more accurate term, but it raises questions and requires explanation, so father it is. My parents, you see, divorced when I was 13…
: wildered by prefixes :
During an image search the other day I came across an illustration entitled ‘vomit.’ I found that puzzling, since the keyword I’d used was ‘relocate.’ What the…
: how I spent Christmas night :
: back on the horse :
: all humor is based in sorrow :
: the great debate :
: uh-oh, i’ve lost my way :
Well, this is embarrassing. I’ve lost my bearings. As I went skipping off on the way to Funny a wicked, fearsome storm blew in. The sky…
: the disillusionment :
I’m not a mother or a grown-up. The sum of my experience is as a kid; I’ve been one my whole life. Somewhere around the age…
: the latest boondoggle :
For years, I wanted to be Grace Slick. I’ve also, at various times, wanted to be Katherine Graham, Princess Grace, Dorothy Parker, Mrs. Tom Hanks, and…
: the not-so-secret society of flashers :
I have a friend. She moved last week, but I see her when I look out the window. She is, in fact, only three short blocks…
