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So, in keeping with the reason why God put me here on Earth, I had to drive a carful of teenage girls to some event. Normally I tune out the...

I am a self-betraying stooge for a weight loss clinic. I have to note and disclose everything I eat during twelve weeks, and I have to repor...

President Obama today: “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” Say what you want about the guy, but when it comes to delivering a clear, l...

8 a.m., at a St. Lawrence River crossing into the U.S. from Canada. I pull up at the booth and recognize the border guard: young guy, with a...

Yesterday, at my younger daughter’s new school: So there we are, a clutch of parents, waiting to pick up our kids. Some of the parents are o...

Why ill in kill, but laughter in slaughter? Is men in women there deliberately? Do all interesting women have problematic relationships wit...

For reasons unknown to my conscious self, I watched the two Republican debates that took place in New Hampshire this weekend. Actually, I ha...