Dear Friends, Every so often, I decide I need some extra distraction from work, and I play Email Roulette. I send 20 or 30 messages and wait to see what comes back. Having played for a long time now, I have a good sense of what will garner the best feedback: a short question, that allows for either a very ...

a note to myself. remember that morning on your way to the job that you were happier and happier with every single day, because each of those days was one closer to the last, and every morning, you recalculated that number, in this case t-minus 18 and counting, and you were praying hourly to the god you don’t believe in ...

To Bryan, the Sexiest Man Alive1, who called yesterday to list off the contents of his current breakfast cereal stash2, because he cannot resist buying it when it is on sale at the grocery store, and regards it as some kind of marketing conspiracy preying on his compulsion: You have a serious, serious problem, my friend. Regards,Jenni 1 I’m sorry ...

To the Medical Establishment: I have noticed yet another disturbing trend, which I am less than pleased about, as it: affects me, is unjustified, and pisses me off. Let me tell you about it. With a mere three weeks to go until my brand-spankin’-new medical coverage kicks in, thanks to Heather’s regular employment and the city of Minneapolis’ still fairly-liberal ...