So, Friday afternoon we have to get her off to the train station in a frenzy of worry and forgetting and major unconsciously-willed disorganization: she has got the time of the train wrong, she has booked too many nights at the hotel and thinks they won’t give her a refund, … Read More
Two weeks after the appearance of your darling newborn, an irony emerges from the thick daze of poop and sleeplessness. Sex created this little being – and now it feels like you’ll never have sex again. Don’t despair. Reconnecting with your woman is a question of patience, timing – and … Read More
The relationship troubles that come from sleeplessness, the ones everyone warned me about, were upon us last week: She seemed mad all the time, resentful that I had to work and so couldn’t give her frequent breaks from holding a squalling, pissing, shitting, vomiting, red-faced bundle, and I was mad … Read More
In my opinion, the best way to protect yourself from the flu is to keep yourself healthy and naturally boosting your immune system. I have never had the flu shot – and I’ve never had the flu. My father-in-law, on the other hand, has been forced by his employer to … Read More
If you’re lucky enough not to know what the Freebie Five is, I’ll enlighten you. The concept, which originated on the TV show “Friends” (isn’t that bad enough?), is that each member of a couple gets to create a list of five celebrities he or she can sleep with, consequence-free, … Read More
