Monthly Archives: January 2017

As part of my efforts to be viewed as a non-shitty parent, I walk with Owen to his jiu jitsu class on Monday evenings. It’s only three blocks from the Zimmerman Compound and, when he first enrolled, he walked there … Continue reading →

I get on these self-improvement kicks. If, by “improvement” I mean “indulgent.” Right now, I’m on this kick of watching lots of movies. Every once in a while, I remember that I haven’t seen all of IMDb’s Top 250, or … Continue reading →

On the first full day after the bad guy became our nation’s 45th figurehead, Jennifer attended a Women’s March downtown. She says that now’s the time to make a difference in the world, to be kind to people, volunteer, stand … Continue reading →

If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed, and love of power. -P.J. O’Rourke There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and … Continue reading →

Martin Luther King, who was born on the third Monday of 1929, gets his own holiday today. That’s quite an honor; not too many people get their own holiday. Sure, Columbus gets one, but that one will probably be retired … Continue reading →