Archive for April 2015

Matilda Kalh, an art director at one of the leading creative advertising agencies in New York, wears the same thing to work every day. She explains her rationale in a piece in Bazaar.  It basically comes down to three points: Kahl had chosen to invest her time, energy, and capital in more productive and meaningful…

There are 923 words in the English language that break the “I before E” rule. Only 44 words actually follow that rule.

The word “nice” used to mean “a stupid or foolish person.” For the record, it still means “a stupid or foolish person” much of the time.  Question: “What do you think of your Jane’s husband?”Answer: “He’s such a nice guy.”Translation: “He’s boring and maybe a little stupid, but he doesn’t hurt small animals and is easily bullied…

I’m worried about my daughter.  I was watching her coloring yesterday. She was using a white piece of paper. She was coloring it with a white crayon.  White on white. Who does that? Lunatics, I think. I think my daughter might be a lunatic.  

After more than half a dozen failed attempts at being hired – all due to limitations of geography – it has finally happened: I have been hired as a professional best man.  For reasons of client confidentiality, I will not be revealing the identity or reason that my client has chosen to hire me, but suffice…

My wireless headphones are perched atop my head so often that there was a time when my son thought that they were a part of my body. They’re a little big for him.

As an elementary school teacher for 17 years, I have been asked for the spelling of a word hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Every time I have been asked — without exception — I have given my student the spelling of the word. Happily. Never in my life have I sent a student to…