Category: Humor
A Self-Indulgent Day Off
What is it about a day off work that can make you feel like the possibilities of the day or innumerable and exciting? Also, this streak of spring-like weather doesn’t hurt either. (I wasn’... Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come (like it or not)
I grew up in the church–or rather I grew up in a church. No, my parents weren’t a pair evangelical ministers–they were a pair of…other “colorful” nicknames throughout t... Read More
Towels, Trips & the Hope Diamond
It’s hard to remember a time I didn’t live in Chicago. The city feels as much like a treasured friend as the corporeal ones I’ve made since moving here twenty years ago. It offers a ... Read More
The Good Kind of First
Since I DVR everything I watch, it’s rare that I catch a commercial–which is why I’m so out of touch on pretty much everything. But the other day I was distracted while watching the ... Read More
Writing and Rambling
I have always loved the idea of sitting at a coffee shop and clicking away on the keys of my Mac to some stunningly witty piece I was working on, but in truth sitting alone has never held much fascina... Read More
Going Home
PadLo was up and ready for an adventure! So after securing him into the back seat, we set off for my small hometown in Indiana for a weekend visit. There was a time when my dramatic storyline-driven t... Read More
My $2k T-Shirt
Every so often I stumble across a neatly folded red t-shirt tucked way back in my closet when I’m organizing or looking for something. I’m always compelled to unfurl it, unfailingly get lo... Read More