Talking Becca Down From the Delete Key

Other times I feel like a hostage negotiator, or perhaps a suicide counselor. Imagine this scene: the top of a skyscraper, late at night, a lone figure standing at the edge of the ledge, silhouetted…

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The Sins of Becca

You may not know it, but Becca is a walking confessional: it seems that no matter where she is, people feel compelled to tell her their secrets and unburden themselves.  She engenders a kind of automatic trust that way.  I … Continue reading

This Summer Becca is 00-oh in “Skyball”

Recently, I went to see Skyfall, the latest James Bond film, and after I had left the movie, I had an epiphany: Becca is a secret agent.  So I rushed home and wrote a script for her upcoming movie:   … Continue reading

“Chore” rhymes with “bore”

I am one of the select: I get to interact with Becca on a regular basis.  This is why I’m so careful not to reveal my physical address, because I know that if I were to do that, there would … Continue reading

What she’s REALLY saying . . .

The other night I was surfing the wild waves of the internet looking for . . . stuff, when I found what I believe to be a secret message: a cry for help, in fact.  Okay, so Marisa Miller has … Continue reading

A New Corporate Crisis: the PVP

I am an executive member of Costco.  That’s right baby, executive, as in equipped to make weighty decisions, to execute plans, to enforce.  I have the black card, not that wimpy white one.   The door nazis smile and nod at my … Continue reading

In Hot Water

Recently, I replaced my hot water heater.  It was a long time coming, because I couldn’t decide which brand to buy.  It took over a year, to be somewhat more precise.  I couldn’t decide on a brand because I made … Continue reading