False promises and The Matty Factor
I borrowed a pair of cuff links from my DJ partner, Bengi, before last week’s wedding. Mine are missing, and after finding one of them on the floor of my…
A disservice to womankind
This weekend, I was interviewing the longest married couples at a wedding, asking them if they had any advice for our bride and groom. One lady responded: Do a lot…
Mother’s Day kind of sucks. Huh?
The run-up to Father’s Day is often dominated by gadget guides that contain gifts referred to as “toys for the man in your life.” Cameras, universal remotes, cell phones, game…
Elysha rules
I was recently reminded of this exchange of words from a few years ago. Elysha and I were walking around the reservoir with another couple when the wife asked Elysha…
Please explain Mr. Jobs
When entering a new phone number into a contact list on the iPhone, the user is given the choice of identifying the origin of the number as: Work, home, mobile,…
Golf with an added bonus
After saying goodbye to my students this afternoon, I spent the rest of the afternoon playing golf with a good friend named Phil. I managed to beat him (again), but…
Bittersweet summer vacation
One of my students told me that in an effort to try something new, she drank a glass of milk followed by half a glass of chocolate syrup. “Then I…
Girl Scout reboot required
After finishing my second successful term as President of the United States, I intend on taking over the Girl Scouts and turning that waste-of-time organization into something that can truly…
Delicious and tragic
From the ages of 18-21 I lived with my friend and future DJ partner, Bengi, in an apartment in Attleboro,Massachusetts that we affectionately called The Heavy Metal Playhouse. While Bengi…
