I hear that having an active social life makes people live longer, healthier lives. I had a very active social… Read more socializing

You cannot know by looking at people what is going on with them. And you can’t tell whether someone is… Read more mask

My current cat is Uncle Louie, a ten-year-old black-and-gray tabby, with big clear candid eyes marked with black eyeliner all… Read more companion

So much energy goes into reinforcing gender, I wonder how people have time to live their actual lives. Or maybe… Read more binary

The weather was lovely, the sun was out, and I didn’t have anything unusual on my schedule. So I did… Read more doing without

Humans are monogamous, but we’re really bad at it. As a friend recently said, she can understand why marriage was… Read more division of labor