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May 2024
- May 20, 2024 Gardening As Self Defense May 20, 2024
- May 20, 2024 Taxes, Inflation, and The Tooth Fairy May 20, 2024
- May 20, 2024 The Museum of Failure May 20, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 12, 2024 A Tribute to National Pizza Day Feb 12, 2024
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August 2023
- Aug 21, 2023 The Urine Revolution Aug 21, 2023
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May 2023
- May 30, 2023 A Mother's Day Toast to Ignatz Semmelweis May 30, 2023
- May 30, 2023 Think The Right is Paranoid Now? May 30, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 19, 2023 Have You Ever Stolen Stuff from Work? Mar 19, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 14, 2023 Ready, Set, Hygge Feb 14, 2023
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October 2022
- Oct 25, 2022 How to Invest in Your Pants Oct 25, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 Let's Do the Schvitz! Aug 4, 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 A Misanthropic Killjoy's Guide to the 4th of July Aug 4, 2022
- Aug 4, 2022 Getting Weary of Tip Fatigue? Aug 4, 2022
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May 2022
- May 31, 2022 Corn Rows, Afros, Dreadlocks, and Freedom May 31, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 On Working Cats Apr 26, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 Between the Guac and a Hard Place Mar 29, 2022
- Mar 29, 2022 Do You Have Eco-Anxiety? Mar 29, 2022
- Mar 28, 2022 Corn Rows, Afros, Dreadlocks, and Freedom Mar 28, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 22, 2022 Mingus and the Pussy Cat Blues Jan 22, 2022
- Jan 22, 2022 What We'll be Eating in 2022 Jan 22, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 20, 2021 It's Time to Celebrate World Toilet Day... Dec 20, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 26, 2021 A Purse By Any Other Name Nov 26, 2021
- Nov 19, 2021 The Best New Science on Weight Loss Nov 19, 2021
- Nov 8, 2021 The Poem That Changed America Nov 8, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 29, 2021 No Power for the Powerful Oct 29, 2021
- Oct 7, 2021 What's Your Covid Tattoo? Oct 7, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 28, 2021 Are the Rich Different From You and Me? Sep 28, 2021
- Sep 22, 2021 Age is Just a Number... Sep 22, 2021
- Sep 22, 2021 Marge Piercy on Hurricane Bob Sep 22, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 16, 2021 The Meaning Of Tomato Sauce Aug 16, 2021
- Aug 9, 2021 3 Clams, 5 Mussels, and a Tiny Chunk of Fish Aug 9, 2021
- Aug 2, 2021 Jeff Bezos and the Space Dog Aug 2, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 27, 2021 Summer Time is Mosquito Time Jul 27, 2021
- Jul 20, 2021 The Great T-Shirt Shortage Jul 20, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 Jaws, Nixon, and Covid Jul 6, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 Trains, Planes, Automobiles, or Zoom Jul 6, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 7, 2021 Dinner with OLD Friends Jun 7, 2021
- Jun 7, 2021 Memorial Day and the Human Seal Jun 7, 2021
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May 2021
- May 25, 2021 Crinkle Cut Fries and the Covid Vaccine May 25, 2021
- May 17, 2021 One More Heartfelt Story for Mother’s Day May 17, 2021
- May 3, 2021 My Garden is a Minimum Security Prison May 3, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 17, 2021 A World Without Ketchup Apr 17, 2021
- Apr 17, 2021 No Shirt, No Shoes, No Shot, No Service Apr 17, 2021
- Apr 5, 2021 On National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day Apr 5, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 In Praise of Matzoh Brie Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 29, 2021 Daylight Ravings Time Mar 29, 2021
- Mar 16, 2021 Tie Dye Lets Your Freak Flag Fly Mar 16, 2021
- Mar 8, 2021 Sleeping Together on Zoom Mar 8, 2021
- Mar 1, 2021 Got a Plan to Hit the Road in a Van? Mar 1, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 16, 2021 Hotel Sex and Valentine's Day Feb 16, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Career Opportunities During the Pandemic - Sperm Donation Feb 1, 2021
- Feb 1, 2021 Bride of Frankenstein, Eraserhead, and Me Feb 1, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 16, 2021 Democrats, Republicans, and Fried Clams Jan 16, 2021
- Jan 14, 2021 I Figured Out What To Do About That Holiday Weight Gain Jan 14, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 21, 2020 A New Years Thank You to Covid-19 Dec 21, 2020
- Dec 14, 2020 Covid Christmas Was Made for Cats Dec 14, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 30, 2020 Trumptown, Jonesown, Covid, and Kool-Aid Nov 30, 2020
- Nov 16, 2020 Pipe Dreams or Pipe Bombs Nov 16, 2020
- Nov 16, 2020 How Much Would You Pay for a Good Night's Sleep? Nov 16, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Halloween is America's Most Relevant Holiday Nov 2, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Covid 19 and WD 40 Nov 2, 2020
- Nov 2, 2020 Going Cold Turkey on Thanksgiving Nov 2, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 13, 2020 On the Death of Friends We Call Pets Oct 13, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 29, 2020 The Supreme Court Quiz Sep 29, 2020
- Sep 29, 2020 The Pandemic in Yiddish Sep 29, 2020
- Sep 11, 2020 Six Months Into the New Normal Sep 11, 2020
- Sep 8, 2020 A Merry Labor Day and a Happy New Year Sep 8, 2020
- Sep 8, 2020 The Shrink in the Backyard Sep 8, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 14, 2020 The Sweet Serenity of the Covid Summer Aug 14, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 27, 2020 Garden Sex and Other Unnatural Behaviors Jul 27, 2020
- Jul 8, 2020 Who Was That Masked Man? Jul 8, 2020
- Jul 8, 2020 The High Cost of Tomatoes Jul 8, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 20, 2020 White Fragility and White Complicity Jun 20, 2020
- Jun 12, 2020 Talking Trash Jun 12, 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Silver Linings and Victory Gardens Jun 1, 2020
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May 2020
- May 26, 2020 A Very Different Memorial Day May 26, 2020
- May 17, 2020 Shutdown Nostalgia May 17, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Dissent Dressing and the Face Mask May 12, 2020
- May 10, 2020 Meet Me at the Automat May 10, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 27, 2020 When Will It Be Over and What Will It Be Like Apr 27, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 The Splendid and the Vile Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Should We Close The Bridges? Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Matzo Balls, Now More Than Ever Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Surviving Without Toilet Paper Apr 20, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 24, 2020 A Gurdging Elbow Bump to the Corona Virus Mar 24, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 So How was YOUR Blizzard of '78? Feb 10, 2020
- Feb 10, 2020 Ira's Rules of Order Feb 10, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 31, 2020 Age is Just a Number…Of the Things You Eventually Learn Not To Do Jan 31, 2020
- Jan 18, 2020 Winter Time is Hygge Time Jan 18, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 The New Paleo Cardio Workout Jan 10, 2020
- Jan 9, 2020 How I Learned to Enjoy Holiday Parties Jan 9, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 16, 2019 A Warm Helping of Schadenfreude for the Holidays Dec 16, 2019
- Dec 1, 2019 Giving Cookbooks for the Holidays Dec 1, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 24, 2019 Filling Up on Friendsgiving Nov 24, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 Just Don't Do It! Nov 12, 2019
- Nov 12, 2019 November, So Much To Love Nov 12, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 25, 2019 The Good Old Days of Planned Obsolescence Oct 25, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 28, 2019 The Significance of Tushy Sep 28, 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 A List of Reasons I Love Lists Sep 17, 2019
- Sep 8, 2019 Embracing the Power of ISH Sep 8, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 31, 2019 Labor Day Isn't the Death of Summer, It's the Rebirth of Normal Aug 31, 2019
- Aug 27, 2019 Provincetown Carnival and How I Got to Run Away and Join the Circus Aug 27, 2019
- Aug 22, 2019 Perfect Neighbors Aug 22, 2019
- Aug 22, 2019 On Sunglasses Aug 22, 2019
- Aug 22, 2019 Driverless Cars Versus Mindless Drivers Aug 22, 2019
- Aug 12, 2019 Mess Equals Creativity Aug 12, 2019
- Aug 9, 2019 Where Have All the Tourists Gone Aug 9, 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Garden Aug 6, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 29, 2019 Don't Ever Call Me a Son of a Beach Jul 29, 2019
- Jul 20, 2019 Summer Guests and Summer Really Trying My Patience Jul 20, 2019
- Jul 19, 2019 Obituaries and The Stories of Our Lives Jul 19, 2019
- Jul 5, 2019 Looking For The New Shark Jul 5, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 27, 2019 Attack of the Vampire Millennial Rabbits Jun 27, 2019
- Jun 21, 2019 The True Meaning of Fake News Jun 21, 2019
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May 2019
- May 24, 2019 Long Weekends Are Really Good For Nothing May 24, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 19, 2019 The Six Secrets of Matzoh Balls Apr 19, 2019
- Apr 12, 2019 The Mysteries of Prop Two and a Half Apr 12, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 29, 2019 Prepping for the End of the World Mar 29, 2019
- Mar 22, 2019 Things I Will Not Be Sorry To Miss When I'm Dead Mar 22, 2019
- Mar 1, 2019 Talking With Old Friends Mar 1, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 22, 2019 Your FinCom at Work Feb 22, 2019
- Feb 15, 2019 Presidents Day and the Prevaricators Feb 15, 2019
- Feb 8, 2019 The Highlight Reel of Our Lives Feb 8, 2019
- Feb 1, 2019 Fake Birthdays, Fake Lives Feb 1, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 18, 2019 Spirits of Winters Past Jan 18, 2019
- Jan 11, 2019 Talking Cats and Dogs Jan 11, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 28, 2018 New Solutions for Those New Year's Resolutions Dec 28, 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 The Return of Quiche Dec 7, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 9, 2018 Praise For The Vets Not The Pols Nov 9, 2018
- Nov 2, 2018 We Are All Fiddlers On the Roof Nov 2, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 5, 2018 Activists, Slacktivists, Trolls and Bots Oct 5, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 7, 2018 Just Don't Do It Sep 7, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 Composting Secrets Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 20, 2018 Complainers - There's An App For That Aug 20, 2018
- Aug 10, 2018 Snapchat Dysmorphia Aug 10, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 27, 2018 Pledging my Support for Uneducated Orphan Whales with Incurable Diseases and WOMR Jul 27, 2018
- Jul 20, 2018 Waiting for Tomatoes Jul 20, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 14, 2018 Bucket Lists and Things to Do Before You Die Jun 14, 2018
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May 2018
- May 25, 2018 Memorial Day and the Other One Percent May 25, 2018
- May 11, 2018 Volunteers Make the Best Complainers May 11, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Embracing Your Inner NIMBY May 4, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 23, 2018 Cannabis for All of Us Apr 23, 2018
- Apr 6, 2018 More Independence Equals Less BS Apr 6, 2018