But my favorite band is Curbside Life, out of Chicago.

[Christmas] holidays are a heavy, heavy time. We make light of them with our red and green and our stockings and candy canes, but people think heavy thoughts over the holidays because that's when you're thinking about family. Are we close? Or are we not as close as other people?

The only other people who have had experiences similar to those of this man were locked up inside institutions for the criminally insane. The difference is, this guy gets business cards.

And in my mind, this settles the issue. I would never drink cologne, and am therefore not an alcoholic.

Truthfulness itself is almost medication, even when it’s served without advice or insight.

This is what you should know about losing someone you love. They do not travel alone. You go with them.

All of us are richer and more fascinating and more complex than we can ever know.