Dear Internet: You are here to bear witness to the depraved depths of addiction. Physically, I don’t have that many bad habits. Emotionally, I could provide you enough material to complete your neglected PhD thesis, but let’s not talk about that. I eat well most of the time, I know a ton about nutrition, I exercise a lot, and I ...

Dear Friends: What’s the most obvious indicator that we made it back safely from the beautifully epic Deep South Road Trip? The fact that I just spent $110 on fresh fruit and soy products. I don’t ever want to see deep-fried food again. But, damn, those fried pickles were good. Jenni P.S. We’re working on a collaborative travelogue about the ...

To my Fellow Minnesotans: You may be accustomed to seeing me tearing down local highways, impatiently cutting you off as I reach for my coffee and ringing cellphone at the same time, but I bet you weren’t expecting what happened this morning: I became an airborne menace. Yes, that’s correct. ‘Fly an airplane’ has been checked off my life to-do ...

Dear Non-American Friends: Many of you have emailed me in recent days asking what the hell we Americans are thinking. I’m getting tired of typing the same thing over and over, so here’s my response to all of you. It may seem very hard to believe, but not all of us are hateful, reactionary war-mongers. In fact, there are quite ...