Theme Songs for a Few of My Friends

     Recently I learned that when Certified Diva Mariah Carey enters a room, she likes for only her hit songs to be used as background music the entire time she is present.     And when I say “likes for” I mean that if you’re the deejay and...

Oh, Ticketmaster, you SHOULDN’T have!

       When I read an email last month informing me I was entitled to eight free concert tickets as part of a class-action lawsuit filed against Ticketmaster, I was as giddy as a 14-year-old girl at a Taylor Swift meet-and-greet. I read this alone at my computer and...

No, I won’t quit writing about politics

     In his continuing quest to “make America 8 again,” Donald Trump has successfully lowered the level of debate to that of the ubiquitous red-faced bully we all remember from elementary school. Every school has one; it’s practically a Central...

How did a Pokemon get in my cereal?

     Because I live in a neighborhood where “One Tree Hill” was filmed back in the day, I’m used to seeing gaggles of mostly German teens merrily aiming their iPhones at houses for a quick picture. Sometimes, because I am Super Nice, I don’t...