Center City Philadelphia is a mess already with detours and street closures, because the Mummers Parade is New Years Day.… Read more mummers

I have plenty of bad advice in stock, and people keep taking it. This week’s advice includes a lot about… Read more more bad advice for free

Yesterday, as a suitable activity for the stretch of nonexistence between Christmas and New Year’s, I spent an hour or… Read more deletion

Every day, I write in my journal, with a fountain pen, in cursive. I start by writing the date, and… Read more aide memoire

I keep a careful watch on my brain, and look for signs. For instance, the winter solstice was on the… Read more next

I just finished reading a book about the ways in which the corpses of famous people have been treated badly.… Read more remains