Please Enjoy These Assorted Body Parts
A collection
Year-end wrap-ups can be a lot of fun. As we hobble along into 2026, I thought about taking a look back and revisiting the top essays I’ve written over the past year.
Then I had another idea.
As you know, I don’t write about a single topic, like health, finance, or werewolves. I can’t compile a tidy group of essays on, say, minding your macros, investing for retirement, or reviewing window treatments that claim to block out all traces of moonlight.
I love having the freedom to find humor in all kinds of areas. But if I’m going to do a retrospective, I thought I’d try something different and do one around a theme.
So, I curated part of my body of work: my work about body parts.
Some of it, anyway. Selecting just a handful felt right. I hope you enjoy them.
We Need to Talk About Nose Hair
I was in line at the pharmacy counter when I heard footsteps approaching. I turned to see an elderly man settling into place behind me. I gave him a polite smile and nod, in an “I acknowledge you, but please don’t try to converse with me” kind of way.
Penile Warfare
One afternoon in Paris around a hundred years ago, Ernest Hemingway set the bar high for upholding the Bro Code.
Dental Anguish
Like most people, twice a year I plunk myself down in a weathered electric recliner while someone scrapes at my teeth like a prospector pickaxing river rocks.
Happy New Year! I’ll see you next week.
Wow, Chris. You have an excellent body (of work). Thanks for all the laughs in 2025. Looking forward to lots more in the new year!
Nobody shares their body quite like you, Chris. It's a body to be proud of.