Please don’t tell anyone. But the truth is, I’m not a huge fan of pie. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I won’t eat it, but given the choice I’ll take ice cream or a handful of M&Ms. Even — if we’re being really honest here — a cupcake. But after last weekend, I […]
The other day Sophie asked me, “How do you spell gummy?” and I walked over to see what she’d pulled up on the computer. The Gummy Bear Song. We’ve hit a new low folks, except that I have to admit that I can’t get the song out of my head. It’s like Barney Goes to […]
Watch this video. Oh please, watch this video! I know you are busy. Me, too. But my dear friend Claire sent the link over — she’s also the one who showed me how to embed video! — and I was dumbstruck. So lovely. I’m a sucker for a title, and “Autumn Story” fits today perfectly. […]
I keep thinking about that New York Times blog post. You know, the one with the question. I have not, per Maya’s advice, gone back and read the comments on it. But I’m humbled, as usual, by the warmth and intelligence of the comments about it left here. I keep thinking about that New York […]
A friend forwarded me the link to this piece today. “I’m sure you’ve already read this,” he wrote. “But just in case.” I hadn’t. Am I glad he sent it? I don’t know. It kind of pissed me off, to tell you the truth. And the more I think about it, the madder I get. […]
In an effort to end the week on a high note, I present one of my heroines (though not when she’s playing the Tooth Fairy on Yo Gabba Gabba), Amy Sedaris. My only disappointment is that I will have to wait another several weeks for her forthcoming book, “Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People.” If it’s anything like […]
Ugh, I am all over the place today, even though I’ve scarcely left my chair. From e-mail (three accounts) to Facebook (four pages) to Internet (at least five pages open at all times) to a dozen or so Word files — back and forth, over and over and over, til bits of work are finally […]
I’m bummed the birthdays — and the birthday mixes — have come and gone, because here’s a song I just love. Not new, but new to me. It’s by the Asylum Street Spankers. (An Austin, Texas band, super-cool, they advertise themselves as “God’s favorite band.” Ha. They also have an adult tune called “The Scrotum […]
My old friend Tim is popping up everywhere these days. He was the staff photographer at Phoenix New Times when I arrived in 1993 (a position that sadly hasn’t existed in years) and we pal-ed around for a few years, working on stories together and wasting time the way people waste time before they have […]
New goal for this year: make a stop-gap video. I’ve become a total slut for it. And now that I have figured out how to embed video (not to mention use a glue gun and an embroidery hoop, though not at the same time), I’m getting cocky. So watch out. Meantime, enjoy this, which I […]
