“We know the routine: The person does something wrong. The person’s humiliated. They’re exiled. They suffer, we want them to suffer. We love the tumble, we love the crash and bang of the fall. And then we love the crawl-back. The grovel. Are you going to grovel? How long are you going to grovel?” – … Read more
We have learned this week that nearly no seniors will march across the stage this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have a high school senior. This does not seem to bother him. In fact, he may be pulled a little the other way, relieved to be free of the pomp and circumstance. Time … Read more
I bought a headset for my home phone, to make teleconferences more comfortable. It’s not big enough for my head—none of these things ever are, and that’s a problem that’s persisted all my adult life no matter what I weigh—but if I’m careful, it’ll probably let me put it on and take it off 100 … Read more