Genius name recognition
I spent much of the morning at the Apple Store with a very competent employee at The Genius Bar attempted to diagnose the problem with my iPhone. I’ve spent a…
Third person nightmare
I’ve started to refer to myself as Daddy in the third person. Even when my daughter is not around. Me: Daddy’s going to bring to garbage out. Mother-in-law: Isn’t Clara…
My book has been hijacked by a couple of no-nothings.
I have been betrayed by my book. As I come closer and closer to completing the manuscript to CHIKCEN SHACK, the story continues to veer off in unintended directions. When…
Vegans. The annoying kind.
I don’t mind vegetarians, vegans, and the rest of their ilk. In fact, I admire them and am envious of their ability to eat and enjoy vegetables and fruits to…
Enough with the ten minutes
I spent the afternoon writing at Panera, which is always a delightful spot to work. Good food, caffeine-free soda, free Wi-Fi, and comfortable surroundings. I have just one complaint. I…
The demanded apology: A pathetic, passive aggressive attempt to make someone say words that the don’t want to say
From yesterday’s Washington Post: “The mother of a 13-year-old Montgomery County middle school student is demanding an apology from a teacher who had school police escort the youngster from a…
Poisoned before my second birthday
When I was about sixteen months old, my stomach was pumped after having swallowed an entire bottle of paregoric. Oddly enough, I never looked into what paregoric was until just…
Fine is not good enough
My wife and I are attempting to keep our daughter away from television until the age of two, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and based upon a…
A mixed bag
I received an email from a reader of this blog today that was interesting. She wrote: I find you both acerbic and dorky. One minute you remind me of fuzzy…
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