Not sure if it's because the first of my close friends just turned fifty, or what, but Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem by Laurie Notaro landed on my reading list and I happily indulged. I'll admit that, despite her being a New York Times bestselling author, I was completely unfamiliar with her. Now I have avidly lined up her entire collection, including: There's a (Slight) Chance I Might Be Going to Hell: A Novel of Sewer Pipes, Pageant Queens, and Big Trouble, The Idio...
