I have many lifelong friends, but my memory is longer and clearer when it comes to the nuts I have known. I am generally docile and sedentary,... More >>

I like bars for the same reason I like Facebook: I can come face-to-face (literally and metaphorically) with people who have different opinions... More >>

For people-watching, airports are second only to hotel lobbies. In fact, they might even be better, since there is a larger mixture of human... More >>

My favorite line from Vacation is uttered by Cousin Eddie: "I don't know why they call this stuff Hamburger Helper. It does just fine by itself."... More >>

At times I find myself preoccupied with thoughts of suicide — not my own, but other people's. I visit suicide memorial websites and read... More >>

I have a few personal earworms that periodically run through my head. Every time I turn on the furnace at home, for example, I sing Glenn Frey's... More >>

All the Starbucks-haters can suck it. Where else can you buy a muffin and get a receipt for a "pumpkin muff"? Sure, there is generally one... More >>

When it comes to near-death experiences, I'm torn. I'd love to believe that they are windows into an afterlife, where you are bathed in soothing... More >>

Hobson's Choice is a great name for a bar in this town, and not just because it's also the title to a great David Lean film. The phrase "Hobson's... More >>

I found it ironic that I was walking to the House of Shields one afternoon when I found myself bombarded with people in bright pink T-shirts from... More >>