Happy Chanukkah, y'all! Tonight begins the 8 day Jewish holiday of Chanukkah, and despite my brave words about healthful holiday treats there is one indulgent dish my family always prepares during the holiday season: Latkes, also known as potato...

Instead of feeling steadily better from day to day, as one assumes will be the natural progression of The Common Everyday Illness, I have been feeling steadily... worse. It is a rare occurrence, even when I'm sick, for me to not feel well enough to...

Last night I was feeling seriously under the weather but stubbornly marched myself off to work anyway, rationalizing that I didn't have a fever (yet) although I did have quite the case of the sneezy snifflies. Throughout the shift, my co-worker,...

The weekend has arrived! We were especially fortunate to have our weekend start a bit early yesterday, as Zach only had a half day of classes and I was off work! Upon arriving home, Zach decided to usher in the weekend by making lunch, surprising me...

Yesterday afternoon, I had the strangest encounter with a door to door salesman. The doorbell rang unexpectedly, and even though I knew this usually portended someone advertising vacuum cleaners or a magic stain remover, I always feel beholden to open...