Whiskey and Christmas lights

This Thanksgiving, celebrate the things you share By Michelle I have never been one of those people who dreads seeing their relatives on the holidays. I mean, I get that those people are out there, and I get why. We’ve all seen a Christmas…

My grandmother is actually drunk Yoda

This season, celebrate the wisdom of your elders By Michelle It’s always important to help elderly family members get to Thanksgiving dinner. Particularly when that elderly family member is my Grand Ma Jean. Full disclosure: Grand Ma…

Caffeinated campaign come-down

A perky post-election guide By Michelle After months of see-sawing opinion polls and angsty Facebook posts from Great Aunt Thelma, Americans selected their 45th president this week. It was a momentous evening full of surprises, the most…

Civic shenanigans: Or how to make Election Day fun

By Michelle It’s been a long year, politically speaking. But in just six days Americans will head to the polls and carry out the most sacred tradition of our democracy: pretending to vote for president until the Electoral College does it…