It happens. You get caught up with that feature re-write…and a good friend comes to town…and those episode of Downton Abbey aren’t just going to watch themselves…and suddenly it’s February 12th and you don’t have a surprise for your sweetie. I thought I’d throw my hat into the ring of the thousand write-ups on this very topic. Remember: Valentine’s Day isn’t about how much money …

I get incredibly excited when a single sentence encapsulates everything I feel about a given issue. That might be because nothing impresses me more than perfect, succinct writing (as a writer and a human). It might be because I love connecting with strangers around shared thought (which is why I am a writer, and a human to some extent). I might be because not knowing …

If you know what this is a picture of, you’re laughing. I used to think that R and I had the most clever slash adorable long-term relationship tradition with our $5 bills jar. Have I mentioned this before? That we save all $5 bills for mini vacations? Every time we hit 1K we splurge on a 2-3 day get-away. Year 1: Santa Barbara for wine-tasting …

The series continues. Last night we were bi-coastal yet again with a New York show hosted by the lovely and talented Giulia Rozzi and the LA installment lead by yours truly. In the immortal words of Miss Dolly Parton as Miss Truvy Jones, “I’M A CHAIN!!!” Both shows revolved around a “My Funny Valentine” theme, but I can only speak to lessons learned during the …