Are We Having Fun Yet?

An unlikely prescription.

It was recently brought to my attention that I do not have fun.

This observation wasn’t delivered by a judgmental acquaintance or aggrieved spouse, but rather by my doctor, inquiring after the shape of my life over the last few months.

“You know what I’m hearing?” she said, with a look that can only be described as withering. “You don’t have any fun.”

At f…