Some days, your blog writes itself. I came home to discover this on the linen closet door, between the boys’ rooms: They were all already gone to Vacation Bible School when I arrived, so I don’t yet know what precipitated this. I hope it wasn’t too bad. VBS week is a somewhat draining experience for … Read more
The omnipresent, eerie, plausibly-extraterrestrial-sounding racket at work is finally subsiding a bit. (I mean the 13-year cicadas. What did you think I meant?) I seriously considered rounding up and cooking some of them. Recipes aren’t hard to find. I mean, I was going to do it just as a curiosity, but hell, what if cicadas … Read more
So, with Representative Weiner’s tearful press conference today, we have the latest manifestation of President Clinton’s ultimate legacy: Never resign, because you just might make it. First, you feign ignorance. “Pardon me? I’m not really familiar with that. Let me get back to you.” Then, you deny dismissively. “Oh, what are those wacky people saying … Read more