Why Good Manners Still Matter More Than EverThere’s a myth floating around in the collective air, somewhere between TikTok takes and the extreme rudeness of people who refuse to use…9h ago9h ago
Being Kind Doesn’t Mean Being a DoormatPractical wisdom for the Perpetually Way Too-Nice people out there.1d agoA response icon11d agoA response icon1
Practical Wisdom: Life Lessons from Watching Dogs at the ParkIf you ever need a reminder of how uncomplicated life could be — if humans weren’t determined to make it a tangle of drama, opinions…2d agoA response icon12d agoA response icon1
The Great Unfriending: When Politics Becomes the New Family FeudOr, how we let our “moral superiority” ruin Sunday dinner.3d agoA response icon43d agoA response icon4
Things I’m Irrationally Annoyed By (But Also… Maybe Rationally?)It’s been a week, y’all. And I’ve reached the stage of adulthood where minor inconveniences now feel like fucking moral crises.4d agoA response icon44d agoA response icon4
How Steely Dan Made Me Smarter (and More Sarcastic)I’m spending Sunday immersed in a Steely Dan songfest while doing housework (and stopping long enough to write this while the words are…Nov 10A response icon1Nov 10A response icon1
Writing While OutnumberedWhy I keep showing up to write in a place that doesn’t always want to hear what I have to say…Nov 9A response icon3Nov 9A response icon3
We Need Five Democrat HeroesIt will only take five Democrats to cross the aisle and end this shutdown. The question is — who among them has the courage to lead? (Note…Nov 8A response icon6Nov 8A response icon6
The Things I Miss About Being Married (and the Things I Don’t)An honest inventory from someone who’s been on both sides of the bed.Nov 8A response icon10Nov 8A response icon10
Why “Democratic Socialism” Is the Ultimate OxymoronHey there, fellow thinkers, dreamers, and friends of all ages! Picture this: You’re at a party, and someone hands you a “jumbo shrimp”…Nov 5A response icon4Nov 5A response icon4