My friends know me better than I do. Also, my ophthalmologist doesn’t know me at all.
I got in a fight with my ophthalmologist. More of a tiff, really.I hadn't been to an ophthalmologist in 20 years. The last time I went, I was given a pair…
I don’t like the way I look.
I wore a suit last week for a formal affair.No tie, of course. I don't strap decorative nooses around my neck anymore, but dress pants, matching jacket, and button-down shirt,…
Productivity: Don’t insist on the best
There are two types of decision-makers in this world: Satisficers make a decision once their minimum criteria are met. As soon as they find a hotel or ice cream or…
Fear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.
Behold. The White House published this photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of NATO leaders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during the recent NATO…
Our cats are not perfect.
Cats are smart. So damn smart. This is Tobi, one of our two new cats, cuddling with my kids and with his brother, Pluto. In my son's case, he was sick at…
You’re standing on a cliff, too…
I was explaining to someone how my constant push to accomplish more, do more, succeed more is the result of my belief that I am always and forever standing on…
Ray of light
My wife: I love what you're making over there. Clara: It's a refugee camp. That's a place for people who lose their homes in a war. She learned about refugee camps by…
Even in the darkest of times, you can find pinpricks of light. Here are a few from this week.
Sometimes the world can seem so dark.Between despicable acts of terror like the one in Manchester, despicable acts of fake terror created by the Trump administration like the ones in…
“Begs the question” brings joy to my heart. Rarely.
That moment when someone uses "begs the question" correctly and you feel like there is still hope for this world and you've found your people.
Worst obituary ever. Greatest correction ever.
Bob Hoover, aviation legend, died in October of last year. The New York Times published an obituary on the great man, which required the single greatest correction of all time. This…
