When the local Starbucks starting locking its doors early because of short-staffing, the response from some patrons was as if the Vatican had canceled Christmas, J.P. Devine writes.

It’s hard to tell these days when people are smiling beneath their masks, but J.P. Devine has learned the importance of activating those 10 facial muscles.

The notion of owning robes or pajamas was a foreign concept to J.P. Devine until he met She, an actress of great style and manners.