1954 If you went to Catholic school, you probably remember the Holy Childhood Society annual fundraising campaign. [Read more…]

If my children accused me of assassinating JFK, I wouldn’t deny it. In fact, my initial response would probably be to call a criminal defense attorney. [Read more…]

Lately I’ve been asking myself why so few of our leaders speak up in the face of obvious injustice or corruption. [Read more…]

Some who know me think I’m an atheist. The truth is I didn’t stop believing in God, I just stopped believing in the God I grew up with. You know, the one with a Y chromosome and a vast, eternal plan. [Read more...]

Next time I fall in love, I’m going to love like a man. I’m going to barge through the door like I belong there. I’m going to believe I deserve it. I might even take it for granted. [Read more...]

I was well into my thirties the first time I expressed a preference. I think it was, “Ranch, please.”  [Read more…]

Someone has to be. Why not you? Probabilistic reasoning suggests that if you are in a room with one other person, there’s a 50% chance you will be the smarter one — but only until someone else shows up. [Read more...]

When I asked ChatGPT this question, its/his/her/their answer was, “While humanity has had moments that nearly everyone later recognized as horrifying, there has never been — and likely never will be — a single event that horrifies all equally. [Read more...]

On our way home from a somewhat contentious book club meeting, my good friend Colleen accused me of avoiding confrontation. I told her I didn’t want to talk about it. [Read more…]

When my lover Ray informed me that he needed to find a younger woman, we were both 72. [Read more…]