I love my job when I don’t hate it.
I don’t hate my job. I kind of love it. But there are moments, when things like this are going on at home and I am at work, that I…
Why I use “Warmly”
My friend, Tony, was included in a recent email that I signed with the valediction: Warmly, Matt Tony’s response: I must say the “Warmly, Matt” doesn't seem like you. He’s…
Upcoming speaking events
In case you’re interested in hearing me blather, here are a few of my upcoming storytelling and speaking engagements: February 18: Literary Death Match at Laugh Boston (7:30 PM) I’ll…
My daughter used a hammer and built a car. She’s already more competent than her dad.
I didn’t even touch a hammer until I was ten years-old. I can barely use one today. I can barely change a light bulb. In fact, I’ve had a friend…
The Spiderman Principle of Meetings and Presentations
Kevin Smith’s approach to addressing any audience is the same as mine. He writes in his recent memoir that anytime a person is speaking to a group of people, in…
If Dennis is a dentist, what is a Dicks?
You may have heard about this research, which seems to suggest that your name can influence your future career choice. If your name is Dennis, you are more likely to…
Friends should not be allowed to retire if they’re going to have this much fun.
Friday morning. 7:48 AM. I’m pulling into the parking lot at work. It’s 14 degrees. Slush and puddles fill the parking lot. The ground is covered with snow. I have…
I am stupid and sensual
A female reader in Spain referred to me as “Estúpido y sensual.” Stupid and sensual. I’m not entirely sure how she arrived at these descriptors, but I’ll choose to look…
Quite possibly the single greatest parenting moment ever
The video is grainy, and it doesn’t look like much, but when five year-old and 20 month-old are cleaning up their toys together, singing a clean up song and rejecting…
Sheryl Sandberg made me feel like a misfit
I’ve watched Sheryl Sandberg’s TED Talk which inspired her book, Lean In, but I have yet to read the actual book, so it would be foolish of me to criticize…
