Hey! Things were getting a little serious around here, so I figured I'd tell y'all a quick story to lighten things up. It's called "The Follow-Up Flush." It hails from a small, legendary all-girls' prep school in Richmond, VA. In an era full of Double Dare, Don Johnson and the Doobie ... View Post
Do you listen to the WTF with Marc Maron podcast? No? It's my happy place. Incidentally, do you know who Nick Tosches is? I didn't either—until Wednesday morning when I was driving to work, convinced I wasn't going to last another three days under the skull-crushing pressure I've put ... View Post
This is rather akin to documenting the trajectory of a really bad chin zit. Because I hate Sundays. I haven't liked them since as long as I can remember. Melancholy, anti-climatic, full of dread. I had a family friend/professional counselor once suggest I create a Sunday night ritual to look ... View Post
A little bit of December, a little bit of January—my view on the world. Just little things that made me happy along the way—controlling the input and all. Cheers! -C. [Hanging with Eli while he gorged himself on grass, then threw it up inside on the staircase. Florida suits his ... View Post
Man—few better ways to crank in the new year than breaking an old vow: I trolled out on the 'net. But I swear I've got a motive. Let's start from the top. When I was wee, my dad marched my narrow little ass out onto the front porch and took me by the shoulders. He spun me around to look ... View Post