This whole notion that it's somehow easy and simpler to live in the country is such a fallacy.

Much of the magic of language, of course, lies in its fluidity.

Self-esteem, the kind that comes from finding the sweet spot between a healthy fondness for yourself and healthy self-skepticism, tends to get harder to come by the older we get.

Mother's Day, like motherhood itself, is fraught with peril. There are so many ways to get it wrong, so many opportunities to disappoint and be disappointed.

The truth is that most of your Facebook friends are too busy counting their own 'likes' to pay attention to you for more than a few seconds anyway. Unless you happen to be a kitten who's in love with a baby goat, in which case you should hire a publicist immediately.

We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard.