Peace Out, 2016

• Post published:December 31, 2016

I hate to say, "It can't possibly get any worse," because 2017 might hear me and say HOLD MY BEER! But I will say this: 2016, you suck. We cannot…

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Happy Whatever You Celebrate

• Post published:December 24, 2016

  You are appreciated and loved, friends. Thank you for hanging out with me. Thanks for talking with me about books, cocktails, and recipes. Thank you for being my people.…

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Hope for You, Me, Us

• Post published:November 26, 2016

I hope your turkey wasn’t undercooked. I hope you didn’t give anyone food poisoning. If you did, I hope it wasn't too serious. I hope it wasn't to someone you…

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Hope is the Thing With Feathers

• Post published:November 19, 2016

"True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome. True hope responds…

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My Favorite Pumpkin Pie

• Post published:November 17, 2015

Friends, the news last week from Paris and Beirut was soul-sucking. I couldn't think of anything to write that wasn't trite, ridiculous, and useless.  I coped the only way I knew how:…

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