The first day back to work after a week’s vacation is always hard. I’ve forgotten how to drive, type, use a computer, my passwords, and what getting up at 6:30 in the morning is like. On the up side, time away from cell phone, email, and the dail...

I must have been a librarian in another life, because I love cataloguing my own books, CDs, journals, magazines—if it can be catalogued, I’ve done it. Last year, I organized my books by color (if you like bookshelves in your living area, it’s a...

Coming up with a brilliant idea for an essay once a month is hard, which is why I’m not always able to swing it. I’ve been trying to rekindle my spark for a couple of months now and hope that a week’s vacation and lots of reading will do it. I ...