So the other day, Lauren Myracle writes to me and says, “I CHALLENGE YOU TO A HALLOWEEN SCARE-A-THON.”
And I was all, “Okay! I’ll do it! Also, what is that?”
Because I will often say I will do things long before I ever have the slightest idea what they are. I find that this keeps things interesting.
So [...]

I’m sitting here listening my holiday iMix. At the moment, that means I am listening to Bing Crosby’s “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” You may be wondering why, since it is October 1st. Even by the most extreme standards, this is a little too early for holiday music.
I would argue that, actually. [...]