Of course that’s not the whole goal, as I was recently reminded by @ahmadinsais https://substack.com/@ahmadibsais?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadXGP8gRrHtHOkIrWmcvkmNBBb_IBmCbP3PaxL9juh6a9YVRFtbPD2eEKBgsQ_aem_VXUoEhXmD68an13unpV5YQ

Life being married to the nicest person in the word: We hired a handyman, he doubled the estimate, he went to buy stuff at Home Depot and asked for money to cover it, @joelanderson.bsky.social got a weird feeling and checked next door and saw the warning below about him ….

I tried to do one of those interviews where the kid is promoted to say “daddy gives the best hugs” and “daddy makes me pancakes.” We’ll try again next year, @joelanderson.bsky.social

Last opportunity to see him with a lineup this precise

… reminding me that mics work better when you plug them in and speak into them, arranging for guests like @levarburton.bsky.social and @cherylstrayed.bsky.social (I just knew Michelle Obama was next!) and getting the show onto a Times Square billboard

Officially back from leave, answering a Dear Prudence letter from someone who just wants to tell a friend to get a little face replacement surgery

slate.com/advice/2025/...

For a new Dear Prudence feature in which I interview people who *actually, officially* know what they're talking about, I'm looking for an expert (lawyer? some other profession?) who can give solid advice on this letter. Any ideas? Is it you? I don't have many followers here so please share!

Oh wow it’s been so long, that’s the used one! Here’s #2 (who looks exactly the same)

I’m here! I read an Aries horoscope recently that sounded like it was speaking right to our boys and their antics 🤣 (it came in on the day of a preschool biting incident for us)

Perfect headline