: the human body as metaphor* :
Here, in winter’s waning days, life has grown so contentious and turbulent that all I want is some quiet predictability. I mean it, pass me a…
: the annual fall panic :
Is there a name for the extreme fear of being cold? Yes, it’s called frigophobia and is a condition from which I suffer. I assure you,…
: the transformative power of shopping :
Last weekend I bought a bookcase, 3 ft. x 4 ft., at a resale shop for $5. I seriously doubt it’s real wood, but it’s upright,…
: summer, from head to toe :
Welcome to the first, and longest, day of summer. Are you prepared for the long, languid days ahead? You will be by the time you finish…
: half-baked X :
No. This is not a pornographic half-baked, you perverts. Oh, don’t look so disappointed, it’s #10 in the series — you know, 10? X in Roman…
: of all the nerve :
Libraries want their books back. Their DVDs and e-books, too. Cough ‘em up. Well, guess what. I don’t want to take them back, I like them.…
