The other night I was having two text conversations simultaneously. One with my mother about Christmas Eve, and one with my uncle (my dad's brother) about Christmas Day. I grew up celebrating equally on both, as my mom's side of the family does everything on Christmas Eve, but my dad's...

This year I put together a musical Advent calendar for my friends on Facebook and Twitter: a song each day from the first day of Advent to the last day of Christmas.

Choosing the songs was fun, like putting together a mix tape for a good friend....

Sometimes I wake up in the morning by myself and just think, "I'm divorced!" The feeling tends to be stronger around this time of year, which is both the time I made the final decision to end my marriage four years ago, and the time the divorce was finalized two...