Many artists 鈥� whether it鈥檚 the written word, the plucked note, the brushstroke of an oil-based paint or the smashed watermelon on a stage 鈥� go through a period where their creative juices are tainted with Kool-Aid after they have children.This isn鈥檛 a 鈥渨hat about the children?鈥� ...
Dear Mr. Stephen King,Hi, how are you? I鈥檓 doing okay 鈥� well, actually I have this rash that鈥檚 been giving me some concern, but that鈥檚 a subject I鈥檒l save for my open letter to Dr. Oz.If you鈥檙e wondering why I鈥檓 contacting you, I was pondering something that I wanted to propose, ...
It seems like every generation has to show the next generation how tough they are.For example, my parents would often tell me how they didn鈥檛 have TV, shoes or breathable air when they were my age. I鈥檓 sure their parents probably told them they didn鈥檛 have cars when they were young or ...
I once attended a birthday party for one of my stepdaughter鈥檚 friends 鈥� against my will, of course 鈥� at a skating party in a roller rink around Halloween.At one point when the kids were eating pizza and cake, the birthday girl鈥檚 father thought it would be a good idea to dress up like a ...
I once read on a fortune cookie that the best way to learn something is to do it over and over again, and then I read it again to make sure I read it right the first few times. That鈥檚 why I鈥檓 well trained in the fields of not locking my keys in the car anymore, not putting metal in the ...
Saying you don鈥檛 like to fly automatically makes people assume you鈥檙e afraid of flying. It鈥檚 like when you refuse alcohol, and they assume you鈥檙e a recovering alcoholic, but you reassure them you鈥檙e a fully-functional alcoholic, but are taking antibiotics.I don鈥檛 like flying because ...
