I’ve written (or perhaps spoken, or perhaps both) recently about the sort of mental fog that occurs in teenagers (or those about to be). It seems more prevalent in boys, though it could be that I’m just more attuned to them because that’s what I was and have. It commonly manifests as impaired ability to … Read more
Is anything as American as the Chevrolet Corvette? It’s brash. It’s fast. It’s loud. It’s fun. It’s as subtle as a drag queen beauty pageant at the Vatican. Know what, though? It really does do most things better. It’s in your face, but wow, is it capable. It struts, but it backs it up. The … Read more
I thought I might work on a couple of longer posts today in and around cooking and watching football. I wasn’t expecting to publish anything. But sometimes posts write themselves. Below is an email exchange I’ve had this weekend with a couple of family members (anonymized as Respected Elder #1 and Respected Elder #2). There … Read more