My pants
I have the same pair of jeans in waist sizes of 33, 34 and 35. I wear each one depending upon my mood. Seriously.
Speak Up storyteller: Rachel Leventhal-Weiner
Less than a month to go before our inaugural Speak Up storytelling event at Real Art Ways in Hartford, CT. May 4 at 7:00 PM. Admission is free. Today I’m…
Her pirate name would be Black Heart
We’re leaving the kids with their grandparents for three days while we head off to Vermont for Booktopia, a weekend book retreat. Before reading to Clara tonight, I told her…
A solution to the balancing of home and work
I’d like to propose a solution to the seemingly omnipresent struggle between the work and home life balance: Spend less time worrying, complaining, commiserating, measuring and strategizing about your work…
Bad news for cats and dogs and goldfish everywhere
Eternal Earth Bound Pets, the company of atheists who sought to care for pets left behind on Earth following the Rapture, has gone out of business due to a lack…
The omnipresent coffee culture has officially jumped the shark
There are ten items in this “10 Tools For Success” slide show from Jonathan Coleman. I’m not a fan of the slideshow in general. I think all ten items are…
Fraggle Rock is obsessed with death
I bought the complete box set of Fraggle Rock for my wife last year. We both loved the show as children, and we will presumably introduce our children to it…
Ends badly
I play tag with my daughter almost every night. It’s her favorite game. Other than the fact that she still believes that the person who is “It” is the one…
Raiders of the Lost Ark most overlooked flaw: Indiana Jones need not apply
The most overlooked flaw of Raiders of the Lost Ark is this: Indiana Jones is superfluous to the story. Had he refused the mission and remained back at the college,…
Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.
I’ve heard the story of Pixar's bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the…
