I saw some Republicans yesterday. In fact, I saw hundreds, maybe millions.  I was in the middle of an improv everywhere stunt, except the Republican canvassers didn’t sing show tunes, or freeze in place for five minutes.   They were real, and they all wore navy blue polo shirts and planted themselves at regular intervals […]

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My favorite Vans have a hole. When I moved to Santa Cruz, CA in 2002 I made sure that everyone knew I was from Massachusetts.  I arrived on time, brought a bunch of sweaters and khaki pants, honked at pedestrians, and just in case anyone was left wondering, I dressed as a Masshole for Halloween.  […]

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If a comedy is shown in a movie theater and nobody is there to see it, is it still funny? I went to the Holland Star Theater today to see Extract.  In the previous sentence, ‘went’ is a strong word. ‘Went’ implies that I casually popped over to catch a flick. In fact, first I […]

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I got a haircut today – my first in Michigan.  Before today, I hadn’t been for a haircut in about four months.  I think the long time span between cuts is fairly common for women.  We know the reasons.  Haircuts are expensive, and we all have favorite stylists that reside in salons nowhere near where […]

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