In January 1992, I ran through a flock of pigeons along Grande Rue in Grenoble, France. “Allez-Allez!” called an elderly man feeding them. Go faster! — he clapped. “Training for the Olympics?” he asked. “Non, monsieur!” I laughed, shaking my head. The next day, Henri ...

On a recent trip to North Carolina, I locked us out of our van — in Pennsylvania, while it was running — outside a coffee shop, at 6:30 a.m. - Snackflation - Up bright and early, we wanted to grab snacks and coffee and hit the dusty trail. Kris found me in a silent standoff with ...

Yesterday, my Instagram reel showed Mars the baby hippo refusing to leave his pond, and a new platform for AI Fortune telling. So I asked AI: “Will baby Mars leave his pond?” Then I was prompted to enter my credit card for the reply. Um, I can wait to find out about Mars the hippo. AI ...

My family was at a rooftop restaurant in St. Augustine, Florida. The scene was idyllic, moonrise over the Atlantic and terns swooping for baitfish. We were salt-soaked and satisfied from a day of play; our meals arrived and we tucked in — except my husband. “What’s wrong?” I ...

This week, I watched my son’s intense college soccer game at SUNY Plattsburgh. The Cardinals were down by a goal — demonstrating one of sports’ great paradoxes: the score doesn’t always reflect the quality of play. The announcer boomed the two-minute warning, inciting chaos. The ...

“If the shoe doesn’t fit, must we change the foot?” — Gloria Steinem Mr. Kilroy was our dedicated high school DJ, and as far as teachers went, Killer was cool. Before my senior year, I knew Killer from afar as our spin doctor. Killer mashed impossible-to-blend ‘80s music: ...