Revising seventeenth century essayists for the better
My friend, Shep, sent me this quote, which he liked a lot: Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. -Jean de la…
Our own little sweatshop
While I was mowing the lawn, my wife made a skirt for my daughter. A skirt. Sure, it takes a long time to write a novel, and it requires a…
Once is fine. But this is a pattern of stupidity.
I’m almost finished reading Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. Amongst the many controversies cited in the book is Jemele Hill’s regrettable reference to Hitler…
Unforgettable duet
Tonight I put my daughter to bed on my own. She asked me to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I started singing, and then she joined me. A first. We…
The world is a strange, strange place
Things like this remind me of how little we perceive of our world:
I walk like a duck. And perhaps it’s how I should be playing golf, too. And maybe I should just quit.
I was playing golf with friends yesterday when one of them, a longtime friend and colleague who plays well and has taught me a great deal about the game, said,…
Five rules to guarantee a successful the public marriage proposal
I just watched three of the most gut-wrenching failed public marriage proposals ever. The most cringe-worthy moments you could ever imagine. For your enjoyment, I have posted them (along with…
Look! Another politician can’t simply admit to making a historical mistake.
As I’ve said before, I’m not happy when lawmakers make simple historical blunders, but I can live with them. Nobody’s perfect. It’s the refusal to admit that you have made…
The stupidest simile in the whole wide world
Without question, the stupidest simile in the history of similes is drunk as a skunk. It is a simile not based upon meaning but simply upon rhyme. Skunks have absolutely…
The celebratory graduation bedsheet has gone too far
Sometimes I get unnecessarily annoyed, so this could admittedly be one of those occasions. But I don’t think so. Ever since the beginning of June, the Connecticut landscape has exploded…
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