How to deliver a wedding toast
Slate’s Troy Patterson wrote a piece on how to deliver a wedding toast. It’s a good list. In fact, #3 on Patterson’s list is similar to one of my own.…
Should schools stop releasing their honor rolls for publication in order to protect the feelings of students not included on the list?
When I first heard that a middle school in Glastonbury, CT was going to stop releasing its honor roll for publication in order to protect the feelings of those students…
The double-take instead of the long gaze
I saw a woman at the gym today whose outfit left me wondering what she was hoping for when she donned it. The top was tight fitted, sheer and spotted…
Two new jobs I’m looking to add to my collection of jobs: Double date companion and grave site visitor
I am a teacher, an author, a DJ, a minister and most recently, a life coach. I am paid for all these jobs. My wife claims that I collect jobs,…
Pebbles aren’t good enough for my little one
While Elysha ran into Starbucks for a coffee today, Clara and I waited patiently in the car. Patiently until she saw the collection of decorative boulders dotting the landscape beside…
Disappointment can be entertaining when you aren’t the one being disappointed
New York City Starbucks have begun to cover up some of their electrical outlets in order to to eliminate the customers “who spread all their papers out and stay for…
One in five Americans smoke. Where the hell are they? And it would appear that Mad Men gets it very wrong when it comes to smoking.
The 2009 figures on smoking were reported recently in USA Today. I looked at the statistics and thought: One in five Americans smoke? Who the hell is smoking anymore? I…
The Girl Who Hated to Swing
For the first 18 months of my daughter’s life, she hated to swing. My wife and I bought one of those indoor, wind-up-and-go swings with visions of our baby girl…
You have to be having sex in order to choose your phone over sex. I know this sounds obvious, but apparently it’s not.
A national survey conducted by TeleNav has shown that one in three Americans are willing to give up sex for a week over giving up their phone. The overwhelming majority…
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