How to Be Happy: Two Choices
Ah, the luminous champagne of human happiness. So effervescent, so uplifting, so giggly-joyous. Whoopee!
But alas, those bubbles can float away, …
Fear, Loathing and Popcorn: Are Movie Theaters Doomed?
There’s a reason that movie theaters are struggling. You drive across town and pay ten bucks to do – basically – what you do at home: watch a story on …
Running Days: Tales of a Teenage Oxygen Junkie
Anxious, heart thumping, all of us standing in the brilliant autumn sun. About 40 teenage boys lined up at the starting line, almost panting. Race day …
The Joy of Pfizer
Oh yeah, a fresh sweet shot of Pfizer — straight up, no chaser. Sure, I had to take a 90-minute train ride to find an appointment; I was never …
George Floyd and the Protests Heard Across History
I feel something so positive in America. The protests are sparking us back to health. All those voices rising up for justice. The crime was against a …
Women in Tech, Tech in Transition
I wrote this after going to a book release event for Emily Chang’s Brotopia, a book about sexism in Silicon Valley.
There’s something …
The ‘Rustic Apple Tart’ (Can Barnes and Noble Survive?)
I love it that the apple tart sold in the Barnes and Noble cafes is called the Rustic Apple Tart.
I also love (unfortunately) the tart itself, in a …
Who is James Maguire?
You know who I feel disdain for? I feel disdain for writer types, for instance, James Maguire, who write blog posts about themselves on their own …
The Meaning of Autumn
Stepped outside today and realized…it’s autumn. The summer drifted away with hardly a whisper.
Summer, when it’s here, seems almost stationary. For …
The Red Tide in Florida: What Have We Done?
I felt the deepest dismay on my recent trip to Sanibel Island, in South Florida on the Gulf Coast. We stayed near the water and I was so looking …
Humblebrag: I won an award for my feature writing
I’m delighted to report that I won a 2018 Azbee Award of Excellence in the category of Web Feature Article. (Azbees are awarded by the American …
My Tribe in the Music Store
I like stopping into the music store now and then. There’s a Yamaha electric piano I have a crush on, but for $800 my love is better off …