Archive for July 2012
The recent decision by The Boy Scouts of America has left this Boy Scout rudderless
I’m a man in conflict. You may have heard the news: The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday announced that it will uphold its existing ban that excludes gays, something the group said was “absolutely the best policy” for the group. “While the BSA does not proactively inquire about the sexual orientation of employees, volunteers,…
Read MoreAn added benefit to a great story
Matthew Brown reads Matthew Green
The fact that I published MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND in the UK under the pseudonym Matthew Green and the narrator of the audio version of the book is Matthew Brown is odd. Or perhaps fitting. Either way, I am happy to see Matthew Brown getting his due in the recent review of his performance…
Read MoreNow I feel like a loser
This is why I don’t read obituaries. I read the obituary of Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld, who died last month, and I can’t help but think that I have accomplished nothing in my life by comparison. “La Rochefoucauld, who died at the ripe old age of 88, escaped from Occupied France during World War…
Read MoreThoughts from my second Moth GrandSLAM
Thanks so much for all of the interest in my performance at The Moth’s GrandSLAM on Tuesday night. Sorry it’s taken all day to sit down and write about it, but we arrived home late after the show and have been running around ever since. Suffice it to say that it was an odd evening…
Read MoreAnother fairly useless super power
My wife and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary on Sunday. Following our wedding, I wrote about some of the more memorable moments and posted them on a blog that no long exists. In light of our anniversary, I’ve decided to re-post some of those wedding memories here as a means of preserving them as…
Read MoreThis is something I will always remember
Someday I will be a spry, energetic, exceptionally good looking old man who can still play golf surprisingly well and is still looking for a tackle football game, and when that day comes, I will thank my lucky stars that it has become so easy to capture moments like this on video.
Read MoreWedding reboot: Making friends in ways I can’t begin to imagine
My wife and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary yesterday. Following our wedding, I wrote about some more memorable moments and posted them on a blog that no longer exists. In light of our anniversary, I’ve decided to re-post some of those wedding memories here to preserve them and share them with readers. Today’s post…
Read MorePlants can see! See you eat them!
I have always secretly hoped that someday we would discover that plants are just as sentient as animals, and as a result, the ethical vegans of the world would be forced to come to terms with the fact that when it comes to food, they are no less murderous than cow and chicken-eating people like…
Read MoreThe Rocky Horror Picture Show: Sadly, tragically, lamentably not for everyone
After 28 years at the AMC Harvard Square theater, the Rocky Horror Picture Show will move its weekly midnight screenings of to the AMC Loews Boston Common 19 theater, with shows starting Saturday, Aug. 4. Though I am sad to see the show move from Harvard Square, where I have seen it many times, I…
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