It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay: Looking Through Phone Pics
Here is the scenario: Betty is your friend. Betty wants to show you a picture of the beautiful beach she visited over the weekend. Betty pulls up the picture on her cell phone and hands it you. Do you: (a.) Look at the picture and then hand the phone back to Betty (b.) Look at … Continue reading
Please Refrain From Letting Your Kids Run Around Restaurants
I live in Park Slope where special snowflake children are the rule and not the exception. What is a special snowflake? It’s an annoying parenting theory that posits their children are special snowflakes and everything they do and say is perfect–even when they misbehave, throw public tantrums, and are rude. Normally, during such common ‘when-good-child-goes-bad’ … Continue reading
Confession: I Don’t Care About Your Juice Fast
Once upon a time, people lived in caves and were really, really hairy. Some hunted, some gathered, and those not good at either became cave painters or probably died. Then a lot of things happened and people became less hairy and more communicative. Soon enough these people became so smart and invented grocery stores and Doritos. … Continue reading


