Archive for February 2013
Three reasons I don’t ski. I also avoid cocaine and Angry Birds for similar reasons.
I don’t ski. Years ago, a doctor told me to avoid skiing because of the cartilage tears in both of my knees. While I often cite this as the reason for not skiing, I have admittedly never been one to adhere to doctor’s instructions. The real reason I don’t ski is because of something I…
Read MoreBased upon this year’s birthday gifts, I’m much more mature than I was two years ago.
My wife gave me tickets to American Idiot, the theatrical adaptation of Green Day’s rock opera of the same name, for my birthday. Coincidentally, a friend who shares the same birthday as me (along with a laundry list of other bizarre coincidences) also received tickets to American Idiot. Great minds think alike. Though I recently…
Read MoreThanks. Ouch.
My friend (who is under 30 and lives in Brooklyn) referred to me as a “42-year-old hipster” in his happy birthday greeting to me yesterday. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so complimented and insulted by the same statement.
Read MoreWhich came first? The chicken or the egg?
The actual answer at last!
Read MoreThe search for the perfect handbag instead uncovers a small herd of vapid, mindless, disgusting sheep.
The Wall Street Journal published a story last week entitled The Nerve-Racking, Soul-Searching, Exhilarating Process of Shopping for a Handbag, that I sort of find unbelievable and tragic. In fact, for a while I thought it was a piece written for The Onion and cleverly disguised as a Wall Street Journal article. The piece is…
Read MoreCreepy doll babysitting my son
My daughter, Clara, agreed to play with her baby brother in his room while my wife was getting dressed. After a few minutes, Clara changed her mind and wanted to watch something on television, so she came into the bedroom and told my wife that Tenna, one of her baby dolls, was going to watch…
Read MoreAre the lessons learned by working your way through college worth the cost?
I didn’t exactly work my way through college in the way that this recent New York Times piece discusses, but it was close. Though I graduated from college with debt, it was less than a one year’s worth of tuition, and it was primarily the result of my need to student teach during the final…
Read MoreLessons learned from my McDonald’s career
My career at McDonald’s was a long one with many twists and turns. I began working for McDonald’s when I was 16 years old after a friend learned that they were paying ten cents over minimum wage ($4.65). We interviewed at the store in Milford, MA and were hired on the spot. Remarkably, I never…
Read MoreMaking people laugh is supposed to be hard work.
It’s impossible to describe the joy I feel when watching my daughter make my son burst into laughter. I just hope that she realizes that not every audience will be as generous as her baby brother.
Read MoreMore sibling love
I’ll never, ever get enough of this stuff.
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