For those who attend church and look forward to Christmas services, is this season about religion or tradition? For those who light their candles Friday nights and manage the menorah during Chanukah – is this an exercise in faith, or honoring heritage, particularly if there are children in the house? And what about those who […]
Door to Door, Selling God
Selling Girl Scout cookies? No problem, but… a higher power?
Lucky Charms, Black Cats, Magical Thinking
It’s Friday the 13th, but you knew that, right? Are you avoiding ladders, knocking on wood more often than usual, or purposely not deviating from any activity out of the ordinary? Are you possibly just a little bit superstitious? If you are, you aren’t alone. And according to an opinion piece by Mathew Hutson in […]
Faith, or Everything But the Kitchen Sink
“Everything but the kitchen sink,” I say, when asked what I write about. I get a blank look, so I elaborate. “Essays on everything – whatever life dishes out, what I think of it, questions I pose myself, oddities to make me laugh or to make you laugh. Subjects like parenting, love, sex, reality TV, […]