Restless Gray Girl

Beauty is a beast that burdens those of us who have it, and tortures those of us who feel we've drawn the short straw. Even the president is not immune to a lovely lady. He said this about Kamala Harris, Attorney General of California: "You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you'd want in anybody who is administering the law and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake," Obama said. "She also happens to be by far the best-looking attorney general in the country."

People's stories matter. I think that is why I read so incessantly. I read to know I am not alone and to feel inspired and to find nuggets of good buried within the onslaught of agonizing headlines.