Oliver has been asking for tomato soup for several weeks now. At first, I thought he was kidding. This is a kid who has declared his hatred of tomatoes from day one, after all....

I have been looking forward to this first official weekend of fall. Though it will still be close to 90 degrees outside – with humidity to match – I’m going to pretend that we’re...

My week was wrapping up so nicely. My two-week stretch of being on call was coming to a rapid end. I was planning a celebratory dinner at my home for my team of hardworking...

I have started this paragraph at least ten times, and I have deleted it each time. I have written, and then deleted, countless Facebook status updates and Twitter posts since the beginning of this...

While I was in New Orleans last weekend, I wandered down Royal Street one afternoon, camera in hand. I happened to look to my right when I came to Toulouse Street. I saw a...