Best insult ever
In my 18 years of teaching, I have been insulted by students in countless times in countless ways. Playful banter, of course, never meant to hurt and often in response to…
Practicing your speech in front of a mirror makes no sense
In the past four years, in addition to working with the hundreds of storytellers who have performed in our Speak Up shows, I've also been working on a fairly regular…
Confessions of a Patriots Season Ticket Holder: Seasons Fall 2016
My latest humor column in the fall edition of Seasons magazine published this weekend. You can read it online here if you're not lucky enough to receive home delivery.Scroll to…
Never in my life
I have been in many locker rooms and on many golf courses over the course of my life. I have worked in fast food restaurants and diners and on construction…
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend fan art
There is nothing more humbling and thrilling than receiving fan art from a reader. I've received quite a bit over the years and seen even more on social media and…
Get off my lawn!
A local lawn company sent a solicitor to my door last week. He and I had the following exchange:TruGreen man: Hello, I was treating your neighbors lawn today and was wondering…
I run through grocery stores often enough that strangers have begun to notice. This does not make me crazy, even though some might believe otherwise.
I was in the bread aisle of the local Stop & Shop last week when a woman stopped me and asked, "Why are you always running through this grocery store?""Excuse…
You see a leaf. I see something so much worse.
Want to know how I think? How I exist?I was standing on the Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge in Simsbury, CT with my wife and children. It was a spectacular…
Disillusioned by the Presidential election this year? Vote for Clara.
Clara just hung this on the pantry door and announced that she's running for President of the Upstairs. "Upstairs needs some rules," she says.Her platform:Make your bed. (which she does…
It’s true. I hate strangers because of what they love most.
I'm a reluctant atheist (I wish I had faith in a higher power but haven't managed to find it yet), but I can certainly get behind the belief that hate…
