"Let's talk about non-communicable diseases," I might say to you.

"Omigod, I am sick to death of talking about NCDs," you totally would not say. "If I hear one more world leader outlining a clear plan to address them, I'm simply going to scream," you would never add.

The acronym...

I have wonderful friends. Smart, observant, thoughtful, accomplished and broadly experienced in the ways of the world. And some of these well-rounded individuals don't have kids. Some chose not to, some had the choice made for them in one way or another. As one dear person put it, "People without...

My art collection seems to be suffering from inflation. I couldn't find anywhere in the Smithsonian American Art museum to break a $20 bill into fives. After making my way to the third floor, up the gorgeous stairs, through the elaborately restored (and true to its name) Great...

A few weeks ago, I posted an interview with extremely gracious author guy Christopher Moore. In it, he noted that he'd recently read Exult, by Joe Quirk. Joe saw that and asked if I'd like to give his book a try. Brilliant, no? So I did....

There are a few authors on my "must go to the bookstore and buy the hardcover immediately even if I don't have a gift card" list, and Christopher Moore is one of them. The day that Bite Me was released, I was in my neighborhood Barnes and Noble having an...