Well, only Hillary gets the mics that work, remember?

I have it in my medical POA that my DNA donors are to be kept far, far away and have no say in decisions about my care.

That would be so sweet.

For that, you are a hero.

He probably brought his own red velvet sofa.

His what?

This is lovely. First of all, on this stormy Chicago day, it’s comforting to envision the snowy Evanston coffee-shop meeting. I also love the story about the Bookworks owner. I’ve found good books there, and I’ve had even better conversations. It will be missed.

I want this whole post in Shade Court.

Her second novel, Hood, is the best book on grieving I’ve ever read. I fell in love with her with Stir-Fry, and I’ve kind of liked her work less over time. I will still read The Wonder though.

There’s a guy with a fairly large online presence whose name is actually Don Casanova. I want to send him a gift card or something.

They should have gone Polish, not hipster. Busy Bee on Nassau forever!

You need to read this, if you haven’t already: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/03/books/review/melania-trump-in-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-short-story.html

Bill is a vegan now, so I imagine he’ll take it very seriously. I’m envisioning a line of whacketyass gardening hats. Maybe pictures of carrots and radishes and the motto “Make America Grate Again.”

Let us know if you need a SWAT team.

Come here!

How did you not beat him with a dictionary?

I used to do consumer qualitative research. We’d have all these awesome women in my groups telling great stories and making cogent observations and suggestions, and by the time the marketing company got through with my findings, it had all been processed—like so much wood pulp—into a flat, tasteless Debbie.

Dear god!
That’s like the time I thought I was going to be home alone, so I rented Boogie Nights. And then mom came downstairs. And asked questions throughout. (Mom enjoys her naivete a little too much.)

Oh don’t panic. It’s a very good poem called, “Walking in on People.”

This fall on A & E: CELEBRITY BABY HOARDERS!