This is one from about twenty years ago, and you can tell! I totally forgot about it until I stumbled upon in the other day, and it delights me. Intense unwarranted anxiety is pretty much my favorite joke, which is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Actually, it got up to 63F in the city today, not that I experienced it personally because I was immured in my apartment editing. I also don’t have a Dickensian nightcap like that. But two pigeons seem to be scoping[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My heart breaks for the brave people of Ukraine. The shame of this betrayal will be America’s to carry forever. I am so very sorry.
There were thousands of us! People had good signs! There was a nervous-looking Italian greyhound! Did you do any demonstrating for Presidents’ Day?
I don’t know if anyone will even see this (except for that one guy in Ireland), but if you are seeing it and are an American citizen, I am asking you to take an action, any action, to stop the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you’re looking for simple daily actions you can take in just a few minutes, I highly recommend Jessica Craven’s Substack. You may already know about historian Heather Cox Richardson’s daily missive, Letters from an American, but if you’re looking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve had better days than the day I’m having now. But I’ve also had much worse. This is one of my favorite quotes because it does feel like that, doesn’t it? Presumably it will continue to do so.
I saw this movie again last week. It holds up, but you knew that.
I hope you are taking care of yourself and your loved ones. That’s what I’m trying to do.
This anvil has a pedigree: I modeled it after the one in the 1948 Looney Tunes short “Buccaneer Bunny.” I have a feeling that the coming year will also take inspiration from Looney Tunes. And while I’m on the subject,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Click to buy my illustrated version of the book of Jonah! I’m super proud of it.