Columns & Collected Essays

I remember my very last True Halloween.  What is a “True Halloween,” you ask?  Well, to me, it means dressing up in a costume and walking...

First, let me just say, on behalf of all the Lululemon-loving women out there with young daughters… OMG! When I heard that the...

Every season offers up some kind of country fair that promises to make me gain weight while simultaneously upsetting my allergies. And...

My cell phone rang at 4:00 pm on Saturday, September 8 while my family and I were eating a weirdly-timed meal at Harry’s Burritos in...

My father-in-law thinks he’s a pirate. It started innocently enough, looking back.  My 10-year-old son, Andrew, and his grandfather,...

I have written these words before, but I’ll write them again: I am not what you’d call athletic. I lack hand-eye coordination and any...