First impressions matter. That’s what they always say in job interviews, on first dates, and in those nerve-racking “meet the parents” dinners. But rarely do first impressions come with 60,000 people watching in real time and millions more tuned in at home, hoping you don’t choke under pressure. […]
Humans like to think of the bathroom as their private space. But if you live with dogs, you know that “private” is a myth. The bathroom is not yours alone. It’s a stage where your furry companions reveal their quirks, philosophies, and, oddly enough, life lessons. Take my […]
Somewhere in Japan, penguins are making a stand. Not with signs, not with hashtags, but with the universal language of Nope. At Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, the zookeepers are facing the same reality we humans face at the grocery store: inflation is brutal. The price of fatty, delicious […]
There are certain days in life when you think, “Yes, today is the day I make a healthy choice.” You know. Drink more water, eat fewer chips, cut down on energy drinks that could probably power a lawn mower. But fate has a sense of humor. I decided […]
Why do you blog? So here we are. This marks my 199th blog post in a row. Yes, 199! That’s consistency, dedication, maybe obsession, or maybe just the quiet sanity I get from tapping out my words in this cozy corner of the internet. Honestly, a few years […]
Here we are: the last lazy Saturday of August. That odd, in-between time when summer is slipping away but fall hasn’t quite strutted onto the stage with its pumpkin spice parade. I’m half-tempted to declare today a national holiday: The Cult of Staying In Pajamas While the World […]
Seventeen. The age that feels like a prologue to freedom. The big one before the big one. My son has hit it, and suddenly I feel like I’m standing on a cliff looking out at both the child he was and the adult he is about to become. […]
Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. This is your reminder that joy doesn’t always look like the Instagram picture you had in mind. It doesn’t always come with confetti, a perfectly staged latte, or a soundtrack by Lizzo. Sometimes joy shows up like a […]
Carly Simon once sang about dreams turning into “clouds in my coffee.” I feel that deep in my bones. Because let’s be real: life is full of those “this was supposed to be great, but ehhh” moments. I’ve had the big-ticket letdowns including the bucket-list trip that somehow […]
So apparently, the Cambridge Dictionary has officially added the word skibidi. Yes, you read that right. Skibidi. A term I first heard from my son’s classmates, where I assumed it was just the latest fidget-spinner-type craze or some new plastic gizmo that would end up under my couch […]
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