There comes a point in every career when you realize that your job has changed you irredeemably, for better or for worse. That point came for me the day I bolted up mid-meal from the dinner table, turned the radio up, and began a scrabbling search for pen and paper. “What are you doing?” my daughter asked.
I shushed her. “Someone on the radio said ‘ho-bag.’ Mama’s taking a citation.” Continue reading