This video has aged badly. Very, very badly.
I like this song. It's always a hit when I play it at a wedding. But the video has not aged well. In fact, I would argue that it's become nearly…
You’re a writer? A real writer?
The oddity of being a writer is thisYou often find yourself constantly explaining that yes, it's true. You are in fact a published writer. A paid writer. A professional writer.…
Save money. Pee on this page.
For the first time in the history of the world, a company wants you to pee on their magazine ad, and it's brilliant.
I love this and hate this.
It's rare that a document can bring joy to my heart and enrage me all at the same time. King Jordan, the student who wrote this journal response, clearly has strong…
Our boy watches Star Wars for the first time
My son Charlie, age 5, watched episodes 4, 5, and 6 of Star Wars with me and Elysha over the past two weeks. It was quite the experience. Though he knew almost nothing…
The hardest and best apology
I've managed to do this several times in my life, and it's true. Life becomes a lot easier when you simply forgive, absent of any apology.It's like lifting an enormous…
Stop getting older, little girl.
Today is my daughter's ninth birthday.As I write these words (at 5:40 AM), she's standing about seven feet to my left, listening to the music of Grace Vanderwaal and, in…
It’s 9:00 on a Saturday…
During my 21 years as a wedding DJ, I have played Billy Joel's "Piano Man" at 9:00 on a Saturday whenever possible.Hundreds of times. Only once - La Renaissance, September 2011 - did…
Five sausages and a good story
The New England Patriots defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium. It was the eighth AFC championship game that I have attended in…
It’s a wonder I get anything done
I was writing this morning. It was quite early. The sun had yet to rise. Words were flowing. Paragraphs were forming. Things were good. Then my daughter, Clara, age 8, appeared…
