There should really be a word in the English language for that exact moment on Thanksgiving when you realize with both pride and mild horror that you’ve taken one bite too many. You know the moment. We all do. That moment when the fork pauses mid-air. A button […]
What are your favorite animals? So apparently, while I’m over here trying to remember where I put my keys and my motivation, a female wild wolf on the central coast of British Columbia has decided to outdo all of us. She was caught on camera pulling a crab […]
Who are your current most favorite people? Let’s get one thing out of the way. I could absolutely say my favorite person right now is the Pope. He’s cool, he’s chill, and honestly both the current pope and the last one had that quiet “I see the absurdity […]
Some people wake up to coffee. I wake up to headlines about three lab monkeys escaping from a crashed transport truck in Mississippi. Because apparently the universe flipped open its old pandemic screenplay binder and said, “Let’s workshop a new pilot.” I mean three lab monkeys.Running loose. In […]
I woke up Sunday morning to the familiar flicker-flash of my lights going out. Just boop. Total darkness. Then boop the lights came back on like nothing happened. At this point, Con Edison and I are in a toxic relationship. They gaslight me. Literally. But instead of spiraling […]
There are certain places on Earth where time has no meaning. The Bermuda Triangle. Black holes. And the DMV. I learned this again the hard way this week. Now, I wasn’t new to the DMV rodeo. Just a few years ago I strutted in with an online appointment, […]
Apparently feathers have been everywhere these past few weeks at Fashion Week. Feathers on dresses. Feathers on sleeves. Feathers exploding off hats like a bedazzled peacock having a nervous breakdown.The runway looked like someone shook a giant down comforter over Manhattan and called it couture. And honestly? Boy, […]
Look, I’m not saying civilization is collapsing, but the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia just pressed its very last penny, and apparently that’s the butterfly wing flap that will send us spiraling into a cash-based Hunger Games. Yes, indeed. We’ll, maybe. Roll with me here. The penny, our copper-ish, […]
Some people claim a day.Some people claim a week.I, being a New Yorker with a flair for the dramatic, claim a month for my birthday. A whole 30-day festival of me. I highly recommend it. In my generous spirit, I also allow others to have a birthday month.Whether […]
This morning, as I was waiting for my tea water to boil (because adulthood is mostly waiting for water to do things) I asked myself a totally normal, not-at-all-unhinged question: Can you see your reflection in boiling water? Science says no. Psychology says maybe you shouldn’t be trying. […]
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