The Cleveland Browns taught my daughter to swear. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. In 2000, The Princess hadn’t even turned 2 yet, but she had already spent more than enough time in a room with her father to get an idea about the frustration that comes with being a Browns fan. ...

Given the events of the year that just concluded, it’s no wonder that the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year — announced early last month — was “polarization.” The dictionary folks weren’t suggesting that it’s getting too cold. Quite the opposite, actually. This polarization has ...

It’s almost that time of year. Fresh off a month or more of holiday binge eating (and/or drinking) from Thanksgiving to Christmas and into the New Year, we catch an unfortunate glimpse of ourselves in a full-length mirror and realize we’ve gone off the rails. Perhaps way, way off the ...

Christmas is almost here and if you’re like me, you’ve again waited until nearly the last possible moments to do any shopping. Every year, I tell myself that THIS YEAR will be the one when I finally do all of my Christmas shopping ahead of time. And why not? Like a lot of people, I have an ...

Death — or the distinct possibility that you may be facing it — is a sobering experience. And I get that we’re all going to get there sooner or later. I have no illusions about that. By the time you reach your 50s, you’ve seen and likely dealt with a lot of it. The carefree thought of ...

“Honesty is such a lonely word Everyone is so untrue Honesty is hardly ever heard And mostly what I need from you” — Billy Joel, “Honesty,” from the 1978 album “52nd Street” I don’t think Billy wrote that song with politics in mind, but he might as well have. As ...