Dear Bob (the Palindrome): Not that I didn’t already know, but I’ve been staring out my window at this for two weeks now: There is no God, and you are proof. Jenni

Notes from the Mall, Volume 2. 1. Today was another one of those days when I decided that walking at the Mall was a good idea. I get that in my head every three months or so, and today’s decision was spurred on by the fact that it was 40 degrees this morning, so I couldn’t go to the lake*. ...

An open question to the internet: does this happen to you? It’s time again for the purge. I think maybe it’s the change in seasons, or the feeling that I kind of lost a week due to some highly unproductive nuttiness. No, it’s the season. Definitely. I have this urge to throw things out. To empty the contents of drawers, ...

Dear Comrades: This morning, I woke up at the usual time, wanting to sleep just a little later because I knew it was too cold outside to walk right away, so what was the point? But I couldn’t, because every two minutes or so, I felt a cat springing up on the bed and getting pounced on by another cat, ...