Archive for April 2011
Professional best man for hire
New job idea: Professional best man. While I meet many outstanding best men in my role as a DJ, I also meet many who are too nervous to deliver the toast, too drunk to assist a groom in need, and too disinterested in the role to be of any use. Besides, why burden your best…
Read MoreSuper Grover to the rescue
My daughter refused to take a nap today. After spending about 30 minutes playing in her crib, she began calling for Super Grover to rescue her from her nap. “Super Grover! I need help! Super Grover! Help me!” We don’t normally succumb to her demands for extraction, but we strongly believe in rewarding humor and…
Read MoreCan the wisdom of the near-death experience be passed on without the experience itself?
Having survived two near-death experiences and faced death at the end of a gun, I understand Ric Elias’s TED Talk with great precision. I’ve found someone who truly understands how and why I live my life. A near-death experience can be a gift. It can reconstitute a life and change a person forever. For me,…
Read MoreThanks you, Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond, for saving me from my own stupidity
My daughter experienced her first Easter egg hunt yesterday. While she slept in the early hours of Sunday morning, I came downstairs and hid the ten candy-filled eggs. My initial hiding places were brilliant. Inside a coffee mug that was positioned on the top rack of the dishwasher. Tucked behind two cookbooks on the bookshelf.…
Read MoreSubtly ignored
Elysha and I enjoy Five Guys Burgers and Fries quite a bit. Actually, we like the burgers a lot but no longer order the fries. They’re okay, but nothing great. But since everything is cooked in peanut oil and they offer free peanuts from boxes positioned around the restaurant, we cannot take our peanut-allergic daughter…
Read MoreTop 10 post-wedding thoughts
Last night’s wedding was the first of the year. Amidst the mixing of music and making announcements came the following random thoughts: _______________________________________________ 1. I have no respect for a minister or justice of the peace who requires a microphone at a wedding ceremony. The ability to project one’s voice should be a prerequisite for…
Read MoreYou are probably a better judge of “interesting or unusual” than me
I am working on an author questionnaire for my publisher and must answer the following question: Tell us anything about you as a working writer that you think might be interesting or unusual. I decided to crowd-source the answer. Thoughts anyone?
Read MoreFull contact yoga?
You know that Living Social is a successful business model when I purchase their “20 yoga lessons for $20” deal. Me. Yoga. I know. I was told that improved flexibility would help my golf swing, and I figured that if I didn’t like it, I could just pass the lessons onto my wife or someone…
Read MoreYou made that look easy, George. Well played, sir.
Sucks when one of your core issues gets turned on its head and your find yourself suddenly sleeping with the enemy.
Read MoreBest book club ever
My book club got a mention in Shelf Awareness today, courtesy of author John Milliken Thompson. People were already jealous of our couples book group. I have visited with more than a dozen book clubs over the past three years, and I have yet to attend one that has a male member. The idea of…
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