Over Easter, The Conductor and I visited a high-end restaurant to treat ourselves to an extravagant Easter brunch buffet. Now, you might say our first mistake was going to a buffet. And that our second mistake was going to an Easter buffet. But it ...
Gift giving creates a lot of anxiety in our lives. Or maybe just in mine. I hate the obligation and second-guessing that surrounds birthdays, holidays, special occasions, and invented special occasions. This goes for friends, family, colleagues, and romantic partners. I don't like receiving gifts. I don't like shopping for them. On rare occasions, I enjoy ...
My family likes to tease me that when I was very young, I would order T-bone steaks, clean my plate, then help finish someone else's ribeye while also enjoying a baked potato topped with ...