This week's column got published Sunday, Christmas Day. So they reprinted the column I'd written back in July, about my interest in Christianity.

It's the time of year for people to sing the I-got-horrible-gifts waaaaanthem. I have no such complaints, but several years ago, when I graduated from high school, my parents' friends gave me various inappropriate presents, …

When I was in sixth grade, I got a bookmark at school that displayed the twenty-six letters of the alphabet in American Sign Language. Somehow, starting with that, I have now filled and overflowed a …

When I think about the word "clutter," I think that I like the sound of the word, and that I like "decluttering" as well. But then I remember that the Clutter family was the Midwestern …

There is one piece of sentimental-value furniture (a large dresser) that needs to get moved down to Leonard's mom's house in Bakersfield, and we'd pay to get that moved. If you know someone with a …

Book-shipping advice from one who knows! The Moving Scams website is being very helpful to me in finding a way to get stuff across the country. Note to self: join MeFi and ask this user …

Oh sweet blessed haircut. Dry in 60 seconds! A teaspoon of shampoo per wash! Hairbrushes sit, despondent, unused and collecting dust!

I have been extraordinarily fortunate in the caliber of the institutions that have employed me since I left college. I did a tour as a retail warrior at Berkeley's landmark of literacy, Cody's Books. I've …

The power was out for about twelve hours yesterday. Seth - thanks for looking up outage information on my behalf. While I was lighting candles (do Jewish families ever use menorahs as regular candelabras?), other …

No parties tonight, just resting and drinking fluids. So, no costume either, except sweats. Is "Reclining Jogger" a costume? My eyes are burning a bit, which reminds me of the time I finally admitted I …