Ah, Spring. The twittering of birds. The blooming of flowers. The attending of parties. What’s not to love? WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE??? I’ll tell you what’s not to love. It’s that part about the attending of parties. I’m either whining that I don’t get invited to parties, or I’m whining that I got invited and [...]

I’ve never participated in a White Elephant gift exchange before. And I thought they’d disappeared along with the 1970s which is more or less the last time I’d heard a reference to them. So they’re either back in vogue, or they never left and I fell asleep for about 30 years. I went to a [...]