You and your church have already accepted that you are not the only people in the whole world allowed to marry. Read more

From May 15, 2014, “Looking for the answer in Orion: More Mondegreenage“: Mondegreens — misheard song lyrics — are great fun, in part, because confession is good for the soul. They’re one of the few forms of confusion and misapprehension we can admit to without great risk or fear of rejection. We humans need to be fully loved, and we’re all aware that one cannot be fully loved unless one is fully known. But we’re all at least a little... Read more

Imagine Arizona passed a Southpaw Surtax — a new flat fee of $100/year to be paid only by the 13% of Arizonans who are left-handed. Read more

From May 13, 2005, “Car fish“: One of the friends I sometimes borrowed a car from during college had put one of those fish symbols on it. This made me uncomfortable and nervous whenever I drove that car. I’m a relatively courteous and careful driver — for someone who grew up in Central Jersey, anyway. Driving in New Jersey is a Hobbesian war of all against all. Rush hour in Central Jersey is actually about 18 hours long and is... Read more

Constantly arguing in bad faith leads to thinking in bad faith and to living in bad faith, until bad faith is all you’ve got left. Read more

It's just a jump to the right, and then a bigger jump farther to the right. Read more

Money is not sufficient for happiness. Money is necessary to avoid certain forms of unhappiness. Read more

They don’t seem to notice that the story has a narrative, themes, characters, a beginning, a middle and an end. Read more