Most of my adulthood, I’ve had a hard time understanding people for whom guilt is a driving force of day-to-day life. I’m getting it much more now. It took parenting almost-adults for me. It’s like a long-dormant virus awakening to give me emotional shingles. Now, if I get sideways with one of my kids and … Read more
I’m gassed, dudes and dolls. I just don’t have much in the tank for BoWilliams.com these days. (I’m sure regular readers have realized that already.) I’ve been here before, but there’s a big difference this time: that feeling is not bothering me. Next month is the 15th anniversary of this blog. I started it literally … Read more
Stand-up comic Norm Macdonald died today. He was 61. I keep seeing him identified primarily as an anchor on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, so I suppose that has superseded stand-up comic as a primary identifier for him. But I deliberately chose to use it because he was so naturally funny and gifted with a … Read more