The other day, I was shivering at home alone, desperately trying to start the fire (I am convinced that if my house caught fire, everything BUT the firewood would burn), when I heard an odd cheeping noise coming from the den. Upon investigation I discovered it was a poor little squirrel, even colder than I, [...]
When it’s so cold that the wind chills through my triple layers of clothing, and the icy slush seeps into the holes in my worn out sneakers, I can’t help but laugh. It is hard not to laugh like a crazy person on the street, especially since everyone around me has their heads down, ducking [...]
Another thing I don’t want to be when / if I grow up: so obnoxiously bourgeois that I think of eating out in NYC every night for five nights, each meal just under $100, as “budget dining.” I realize that Frank Bruni is the food critic for the New York Times, and this is what [...]
I have never been much of a kid person. Some girls will turn into complete mush at the sight of any baby, whereas I think babies have to earn their cuteness. (this is not true of puppies or kitties, all of whom are by default SO CUTE AHH GOO GOO AHH). Lately I’ve kind of [...]
