Boy, does the world need a better sense of humor right about now.
I received an unexpected postcard in the mail the other day from an old friend. It made my day.
Ah, winter has arrived in all its glory, which means one thing: more sledding bans! According to The Associated Press, Dubuque, Iowa, has banned sledding at 48 of its 50 municipal parks. The reason: costly lawsuits.
Pope Francis recently praised the benefits of big families — that a big family teaches children selflessness and sharing, which benefits the whole of society — and I couldn’t agree more.
Thank you, North Korea. Your alleged cyber attack on Sony has, I hope, awakened the American people.
“You’ve worked for us for 10 years, Johnson, but I’m not sure how to grade you during this year’s performance review.”
A giant Manhattan penthouse and a summer home in the Hamptons. That was all. There was nothing Sabrina could do but plop onto her designer couch and cry.
Hurricane Isabel struck Washington, D.C., hard that night. It was Sept. 18, 2003. I lived in Alexandria, Va., at the time. I rode out the storm reading a book and enjoying a glass of wine.
My mother was 13 years old, the oldest child in her family, the day the health department nailed the quarantine notice on her front door.
Not until it got dark! That was the trick-or-treating rule my mother set down every year. She didn’t want me to embarrass her by interrupting families still having dinner.
“Dad, why does America celebrate Columbus Day?”
Are religious people as equally prone to immoral acts as nonreligious people?
Get this: Home-cooked family meals are tyrannical. So suggests Slate blogger Amanda Marcotte.
