It’s hard to believe, but I’m into my fourth year of living in New York City. I’ve worked in Rockefeller Center. I’ve taken the subway from the Upper East Side to Brooklyn on Halloween. I thought I was beyond being surprised.   And yet.   The other day Jacob and I were taking a walk. […]

Today, Jacob and I had to go to the post office. This story isn’t really about the post office; it could have happened anywhere. But in the interest of setting the scene, there you go.   The postal worker who helped us was great. She did what we needed quickly, offered a little friendly banter […]

Things that happened yesterday, on my birthday:   I pulled something in my left thumb, while saving Jacob from harm in a situation I can’t even remember.   I got my first bee sting.   My favorite pair of sandals broke.   And yet, my day was awesome.   First, because I need my right […]