Mark Bazer

Do your friends tell you the cookies (or chili, vegetable dip, etc.) you make from an old family recipe are the best they've ever tasted? Do they sometimes say they're...

The new year's been more difficult to get used to than I'd bargained for. And it's not simply a matter of remembering to write 2005 on my personal checks or...

I hope never to use this space to tell people how to live their lives. But, with the wish that the world can be a better place in 2005, I...

With my wife out of town this past weekend, I experienced the most humiliating double date of my life. It's not what you think. It's worse. On the date were...

It's almost lunchtime. Oh boy, oh boy, where should you eat? Well, gosh, it's looking like you're stuck, for the 56,849th time, having to choose between the same dozen or...

With 2005 right around the corner, now's the time to buy yourself a brand-new calendar! Unless you want to live on the edge, throwing caution and your friends' birthdays to...

I am sitting in my cubicle, paralyzed (except, miraculously, for my two typing fingers) by the central question of our time: Can this piece of trash on my desk be...

The other day an op-ed piece in The New York Times began, "When I received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, Iranians and Muslims around the world hoped that the...

While I work hard each week on this column, I must admit the time I spend on it pales in comparison to the time I devote to my more important...

Great job, everyone, celebrating Halloween. And by everyone, I mean everyone but children. You kids lost ownership of Halloween long ago. I know you think it's the fault of adults...