Yesterday evening, I saw what a stroke looks like, and what an appropriate response looks like, for what it’s worth.… Read more stroke

The Philadelphia Fountain Pen Show began yesterday. It is held annually in a Sheraton Hotel I would otherwise have no… Read more pens

I gathered up various papers and caught a bus to the Philadelphia Municipal Services Building yesterday. It turns out that… Read more return

I am not a designer, but I am a collector of bad design. Often, bad design masquerades as a wonderful… Read more Norman doors

Uncle Louie just tried to open the grandchild’s birthday present, which I had left on the stairs. I said, “Hey!”… Read more Uncle Louie

I am the last person who should be giving you cleaning advice. Here’s my cleaning advice, nonetheless: My house smells… Read more cleaning tips