Dear Apple, As much as moms love their runny scrambled eggs, burnt toast and handmade construction paper cards, I had some ideas of what we really want for Mother’s Day. Can you put your engineers on it and release something by Mother’s Day next year? A device that accurately translates what’s happening in our kids’... Continue Reading →
The Perfect Weekend in [insert suburb name here]: If Sunset Magazine pitched trips to places most people actually live
This is part of a new series that I'm calling "Rejected by McSweeney's." It will feature pieces written in sarcasm font (not yet available on Mac or OS platforms) that the editors of McSweeney's deem not quite funny enough for them. Someday, I'll post a link to something they actually publish, but until then, enjoy... Continue Reading →
The Family Holiday Letter*
*Fact-checked to protect you from inaccuracy and spin In honor of 2016’s fake news epidemic, we decided to run our holiday update through Politifact’s Truth-o-meter™. COPY AND PASTE AS YOUR PROFILE; DON’T CLICK SHARE. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH! FALSE. Politifact’s Truth-o-meter™ is trademarked and not available for private use. Also, most people don’t... Continue Reading →
Eight (Sarcastic) Reasons to Take the Public Inter-Village Buses in Coastal Colombia
You will gain deep insight into local culture. In fact, you can watch the entire life cycle of couple’s relationship -- meeting, courtship, marriage, first baby, the inevitable descent into nagging and stony silence -- as the bus crawls sllloooowwwly past. You can complete all of the primary research required for a PhD dissertation on... Continue Reading →