The Wow Factor

On an evening such as this, it’s hard to tell if I exist.If I pack the car and leave this town, who’ll notice that I’m not around?(Pinch Me, Barenaked Ladies)One of my favorite songs has a vulnerable – and yet somehow catchy – line that seems to come...

Shaky, shaky…

When I was a freshman in college, my roommate loved Elmo toys. She’d worked at Toys ‘R Us, I think, and also had a young nephew to spoil – between the two, she’d really become fond of the annoying red muppet. And so she had a Tickle Me Elmo....

On the up side, it’s Friday.

The good news: I don’t have the flu.The bad news: That’s the only thing my neighborhood drugstore clinic is treating for.More bad news: I waited an hour and a half to find that out.The good news: It’s Friday.Last night, my choir director mentioned an...

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