Gratitude journal: The sliver of time spent in the car
Tonight I am grateful for the fifteen minutes that we spent driving to the dealership in order to pick up my wife’s car. Clara, who refused to nap this afternoon…
Dinner with a dead man
Two weeks ago I thought my brother, Jeremy, was dead. A week ago, he reappeared in rather dramatic fashion after a five year disappearance. Last night Elysha, Clara and I…
Pirate ship/In-law apartment
We spent yesterday morning celebrating the birthday of one of Clara’s friends at an indoor gym filled with outdoor play equipment. It’s actually a clever concept. All of the equipment…
Gratitude journal: The cat-saving, stain-removing, near-miraculous SpotBot
Tonight I am grateful for the Bissell SpotBot, which has saved our cat’s life on numerous occasions, including today. Owen is prone to vomiting, as cats are wont to do,…
Why learning to write well matters.
There is a policy in my classroom that requests submitted in writing receive greater consideration than those that are not. Also, the quality of the writing has a direct impact…
Gratitude journal: The Cadbury Crème Egg
Tonight I am grateful for the Cadbury Crème Egg. It is a perfect piece of candy in terms of its components, composition, and seasonality. And I take the consumption of…
Movie crusade update
In regards to my crusade to ban infants from all movie theaters comes this small update: It would appear that AMC Loews closest to my home (Plainville, CT) has policy…
Not cool.
As I occasionally pick away at my memoir, I stumble upon facts from my life that do not seem as surprising or glaring until they stare back at me from…
Gratitude journal: A lack of sensitivity
Tonight I am grateful for the general lack of sensitivity amongst my closest friends. I have not always been the most careful person when it comes to my words, and…
Falik took the bathroom. What should Dicks name?
William Falik is my kind of guy. In honor of his father’s 100th birthday, he donated $100,000 dollars to Harvard Law School in order to provide financial assistance to students…
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