Cousin Oliver sucked.
Here’s my biggest complaint about The Brady Bunch: The show ran for five seasons. The writers had six kids, two parents, a housekeeper, a dog, and a butcher to work…
This is a thing.
Nordstrom is selling ordinary stones wrapped in ordinary leather this holiday season. I'm not kidding. They describe it as "A paperweight? A conversation piece? A work of art? It's up…
Meditation and McDonald’s
I've spent this weekend at the world-famous Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. With its silent breakfasts, farm-to-table meals, candlelit shrines, and slow walking, the place doesn't exactly match my…
One of the best comebacks I’ve heard in a while
I love the perfect comeback. In fact, I wrote a whole novel about the desire of a woman to deliver a perfect one. I'm also famous amongst my friends and…
Trump’s two possible views of sexual assault
A Trump supporter argued with me today that Trump's claims of sexually assaulting women were "locker room talk," and more importantly, there is a big difference between saying something and…
Dan Kennedy on life and the nature of success
Dan Kennedy is the author of American Spirit (a novel I adored), as well as the memoir Rock On (which Elysha and I listened to and loved) and Loser Goes…
I drink Diet Coke. Now do me a favor and shut up about it.
I drink Diet Coke. I drink a lot less than ever before, but I still drink it. People are exceedingly fond of telling me how unhealthy this beverage is. You…
I fought off a pit bull in order to save my dog’s life. This guy did one better.
Years ago, while walking my dog in a local park, a large, apparently angry pit bull managed to pull itself free from its chain and came after my dog, a…
Daily affirmations don’t work (for me, at least)
I have always thought that the notion of daily affirmations — the repetition of uplifting, positive, goal-oriented statements designed to boost self-confidence and self-esteem and improve a person's drive, focus,…
Which is funnier? Saturday Night Live? Trump’s response to SNL? Alec Baldwin’s response to Trump?
Follow this timeline, especially if you don't use Twitter and haven't seen any of the Donald Trump-Saturday Night Live sparring matches. I'm honestly not sure which is funnier: Saturday Night…