I saw Springsteen on Wednesday night. After watching him perform for almost four hours, I felt so fortunate to have seen him sing and play almost a dozen times over…
In this week's episode, Rachel and I discuss Girl Scout cookies, Valentines Day, and the use of the word schlong. You can listen here or - better yet - subscribe to…
See if you can follow this.There once was a band called Jefferson Airplane. The band played together with its original members from 1967-1971, appearing at (among other places) Woodstock and…
My birthday is approaching. My wife often asks me for possible gift ideas, as I can be a difficult person when it comes to presents. I am much more interested…
About eight years ago, I was in search of a writer's group. I had just sold my first novel and was hoping to find some colleagues of sorts to meet…
Seven year-old Clara told three year-old Charlie, "I only have the capacity to listen to Brass Monkey once at a time, so stop singing it please."Yes, she used the word…
An online acquaintance of mine met with her divorce attorney last week to begin the sad proceedings that will bring her marriage to an end. Included in the informational packet that…
This piece was originally published in the Hartford Courant's Op-Ed section in September of 2004. It was my first byline. ___________________________________I attended my sister's wedding last year.Correction: I attended my stepsister's…
You can determine the age of this basketball arcade game that my son was playing by the race of all three players featured on the game (white) and the approximate…
Snow day! No school!Many of my fellow teachers surprising despise snow days, preferring to begin summer vacation as early as possible. But I've always felt it fairly presumptuous to assume…
