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Catching a Critter in the House or Interpretive Dance? Jul. 20, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

A-five-six-seven-eight. A homeowner cracks the front door to retrieve a package. The sodden summer a... Read More

Celebrities Who Could Convince Me To Suspend My Campaign Jul. 13, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Imagine being George Clooney. No, really. Do this with me real quick. It will be more fun than whate... Read More

To Appreciate Home, Leave It for a While Jul. 06, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

I just returned from a 10-day family trip to Southern California. In some ways, it was three days to... Read More

How To Recover From That Horrific Presidential Debate Jun. 29, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

At one time, the recent presidential debate carried promise. There would be no hooting frat house au... Read More

Margaritaville Cruises and the Question of Legacy Jun. 22, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

I feel most insignificant gazing up at the stars or pondering what happens inside a super massive bl... Read More

How To Give Vacation Recommendations Jun. 15, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

School is out, the children's brains have begun to gleefully rot and summer vacations are upon us. A... Read More

Apologizing My Way Through Appendicitis Jun. 08, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

My absent hunger was the first sign something was wrong. Normally, even when I'm physically full, th... Read More

The Big Babies Are Afraid of Rainbow Bridges Now Jun. 01, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

June is upon us, which means it's time to prepare for summertime truths. Hurricane season looms, sci... Read More

Make Restaurant Food Ugly Again May. 25, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Since there are no bad ideas in brainstorming, here are a few new restaurant concepts: THE BEIGE BOW... Read More

Scary Campfire Stories for Middle Age May. 11, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Gather round, summer campers. Hey, Braden. Put that stick down. The marshmallows are for s'mores, no... Read More

Inside Kirstie Alley's Estate Sale, an Eclectic Life Emerges May. 04, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Past stacks of melamine dishes, a baroque dog bed and a Lucite stand that once held a Golden Globe, ... Read More

Navigating the Bloodbath of Mosquito Season Apr. 20, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

The morning of the reaping, I was so smug. I thought: Have fun at your meetings, suckers of the corp... Read More

Testing a Driverless Future in a Tesla Apr. 13, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

There are times when I want to move into a cottage and scold neighborhood children, wagging a crooke... Read More

The Timeless Satisfaction of the Middle Finger Apr. 06, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Anyone who sits through enough public meetings knows the audience archetypes. There are the single-i... Read More

Kids Are Smarter Than Us, and Other Facts on Social Media Bans Mar. 30, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Come, come into my awkward live chat. Let's discuss social media as moderators bounce the bots, ince... Read More

Pollen, Cold or COVID? Let's Play Spring Mad Libs Mar. 23, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

During an (adjective) stroll through the park on a sunny March, I was overcome by a series of violen... Read More

How To Tell if You're Too Old To Be President Mar. 09, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Let's talk about it: Are Joe Biden and Donald Trump too old to be president? I don't know. Maybe? Pr... Read More

How To Watch All 10 Oscar Movies in a Week Mar. 02, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Every year, I declare the same intention the way a tragic 1990s comic strip lady says, "Diet starts ... Read More

This Is the Time of Year To Touch Grass Feb. 24, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Someone recently asked: Have you been to the beach lately? No, I said. Despite living in a peninsula... Read More

In Defense of the Trefoil, a Perfect Girl Scout Cookie Feb. 17, 2024

Stephanie Hayes

Each year, the Girl Scouts of America emerge from their campgrounds and crafty shadows to remind the... Read More