At lunch yesterday, John and I were seated next to a table of two late-twenty-something/early-thirty-something women. While we talked about our workdays so far, so did they. And, at both of our tables, talk soon turned to how late in the year it is, holiday plans, and so on. (Look, I wasn’t eavesdropping, but they [...]
Recently, I read that the state of Texas has ended the practice of allowing death row prisoners to request a last meal. In the main, I understand this. The rational part of my brain grasps the idea that honoring an elaborate last meal request, only to have it go uneaten, is a waste of money. [...]
Growing up, my parents emphasized the idea of minding your own business. Don’t go sticking your nose in other people’s business and (as a corollary) don’t go airing your dirty laundry in public. And I don’t mind saying that all this Weiner hubbub has gotten me thinking about what’s really our business and what’s not. [...]