Love me some angry bigots
A beautiful campaign, followed by a brilliant response to a bunch of bigots. Bravo, Honey Maid. Graham crackers may have the consistency of drywall, but they taste delicious, and Honey…
The New York Times gets haiku all wrong, and I’m infuriated. Probably more than I should be.
The New York Times has been publishing “serendipitous haikus” for the last couple years on a Tumblr called Times Haiku. An algorithm designed to detect potential haikus in text periodically…
Casual Friday EVERYDAY could save the world (and your soul)
I have argued for years that formal dress codes and formal dress expectations are ridiculous. The idea that men go to work every day in a coat and tie, even…
Unnecessarily dangerous
Unnecessarily dangerous. Two perfect words to describe this. I’ve never been the safest person in the world, but this is stupid and ridiculous.
My kids like flowers. I don’t get it.
Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, Connecticut, opened their greenhouse to the public this week, and my wife took our kids for a morning with the flowers. As a child (and…
Suspiciously perfect start to the day
My son refused to allow me to pluck him from the crib this morning until I handed him a book and allowed him to read it first. He’s a little…
You’re not in trouble if the only consequence is a verbal reminder.
Trouble is a matter of perspective. When a colleague, for example, tells me that he or she “got in a lot of trouble” for failing to complete a task or…
Street typography
I find this oddly calming and impressive. Perhaps I could learn to do this in a day or two, but it would take me years to come up with a…
My uninspired work space
The New York Times recently featured the workspace of five writers, including a photo of each. I’ve always felt a little envious of writers and their workspace, since mine is…
I will zip no more!
My daughter zipped her coat on her own today for the first time ever. She did it without us even asking her to try. This marks a momentous day in…
