Anxiety Activator #15: Innocuous Soda Pop, or Drink of Death?

It’s after one-thirty in the morning and as I was about to commence my nightly ritual of taking my Ambien and watching Raccoon Attack on NatGeo, I happened to glance down the side of the two liter jug of root beer I was swilling. There, on the faux-wooden barrel label, that ominous little exclamation mark [...]

Anxiety Activator #11: Getting Stuck at a Red Light after Making Obscene Gestures at Protestors whose Beliefs Differ from Mine

The other day I was driving home from feeding my parents’ obese Norwegian elkhound, when I saw a disturbingly large mob of people holding Yes on Prop 8 signs, along with some Ban Gay Marriage and Protect our Children banners. After I had thrown up in mouth, and felt my blood begin to boil, I [...]