No secrets required
A quote from Nora Ephron, via her mother: When you slip on a banana peel, people laugh at you. But when you tell people that you slipped on a banana…
A radish?
I was at a birthday party with my daughter on Saturday, flying solo. My wife was not feeling well, so she remained at home. At one point I was sitting…
Say no to Fiji
Please stop drinking Fiji water. Please. At a recent conference on water scarcity and climate change, participants were offered Fiji water. Jen Phillips of Mother Jones writes: Fiji, need we…
It should not be this hard…
If you’re not going with the traditional Men and Women signifiers, you’ve got to get it right. Mother and Dad? Not Mother and Father? Or Mom and Dad? I’m thinking…
Don’t try to define dignity for me. Just tell me that I smell and kill me.
I was recently discussing living wills with a friend when decisions related to long-term care arose. Specifically, we were discussing our wishes in the event that we are someday hooked…
Resolution Update: April 2011
In an effort to achieve my yearly goals, I post my monthly progress here. Below are my sixteen New Year’s resolutions and my progress thus far. 1. Lose seventeen more…
I love it when my pithy observation is actually real
A reader of this blog had some valuable insight in relation to my last post on skin care. It turns out that I was right. Men’s skin is superior to…
Skin care gone awry
One of the greatest sources of amusement for me is the amount of product, money and time that women spend on skin care. In an effort to maintain clear skin,…
I don’t have a relationship with my electric toothbrush, but I still use it daily
I recently heard Alice Waters, well known restaurateur, explain to Bill Maher that she does not use a microwave because “I don’t have a relationship with that machine.” And Maher…
Who am I?
I have been invited to join the International Association of Crime Writers. I received the invitation via an email from the North American branch today. One problem: I’m not a…
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