The "F.C." Blog 

"I can handle things! ... I'm SMART!" It has been almost a year since I wrote anything [here], which is either a sign that I’ve been busy or that I’m an inconsistent blogger. Probably both... Since the last post, I turned 55, which feels impossible, insulting, and somehow also perfectly on-brand for this post. I nearly lost my dad to a massive heart attack. And in the middle of all that, I think I realized something about death, fear, and the weird kind of comfort that comes

Even the greatest comedies have a twist or two where the tone changes, and the “hero” has a moment of introspection that causes the...