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One of my greatest regrets is that I have not mastered a look of disdain powerful enough to break through the hubris and blind momentum of so many of the people assigned to lead meetings, conferences or training seminars. I … Continue reading →

Mortensen’s is a restaurant and ice cream shop located on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington, CT. Years ago, I stopped at Mortensen’s for dinner with a friend and hadn’t been back since. A couple weeks ago Elysha and I brought … Continue reading →

There are days when I don’t feel like going to the gym. On those days, I think of Ann Coulter. Ann is a decade older than me (even with all that plastic surgery), which means that if I take care … Continue reading →

On this week’s episode of Parks and Recreation, Patton Oswalt guest stars as a resident who invokes a bylaw about citizen filibustering to delay a city council vote. The show’s producers gave Oswalt full creative power for the scene, asking … Continue reading →

Sorry, dear reader, for my recent absence. Rest assured it was the result of a lack of ideas or two days of oversleep or even death. I mention the death part because one reader inquired about my state of existence … Continue reading →

Apparently there are fathers in the world who don’t like to be perceived as bumbling fools. From a New York Times piece on the issue: The hapless, bumbling father is a stock character in product marketing. He makes breakfast for … Continue reading →

You’re going to love this. I promise. It’s as if characters from any one of my novels were ripped from the pages and brought to life.