We’re leaving for a beach vacation in two days and I’m worried it will rain the whole time. We desperately need this vacation. And we really need some sun. Here’s what the weather... Read more >>

As a child, I was constantly encouraged to eat the crusts of my bread because they supposedly made my hair curly. Well I refused, because my hair was already curlier than anyone else’s, and... Read more >>

I grew up eating carrots. Whether I liked them or not was of no interest to my mom; she prepared them chopped, cooked, cold, and pretty much any other way you can imagine because according to her,... Read more >>

Clichés are annoyingly difficult to escape, not only because they’re (by definition) overused, but also because they achieve what so few of the wordiest among us can: they make their... Read more >>

I was at work a few years ago when a coworker walking by my desk let out a terrified squeal. “Your purse is on the floor! Don’t you know that’s bad luck?” Apparently, she was... Read more >>