YOLO is not new
A twenty-something explained on a podcast that her generation doesn’t believe in allowing things to pass them by. “You know,” she said. “YOLO. That’s where that word comes from.” Just…
Discount men
Every year, Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland fields thousands of requests from scientists all over the world to use the Hubble telescope to advance their research.Only 200 proposals are…
I am not experiencing enough stress (at least according to others)
Important (and astounding) information on aging from NumLock:Telomeres are protective caps that prevent damage to DNA. They also shorten each time a cell replicates, and when they get too short…
My little girl is a storyteller
My family and I have been in Seattle for five days now, and it’s been quite the whirlwind. In addition to playing golf, walking beaches, eating delicious food, and visiting…
I don’t return stuff
I can count the number of things that I have purchased and then later returned in my entire life on two hands.Maybe one hand. I know that this makes me…
“They call me Matt” is apparently no good
At the very end of the song, “Light My Candle” from the Broadway musical Rent, Mimi and Roger exchange names.Roger sings, “I’m Roger.”Mimi responds, “They call me Mimi.”Driving in the…
Why I respond to Donald Trump via Twitter
Last week, a listener to our podcast and a reader of my books wrote to inform me that he would no longer be listening, reading, or otherwise engaging in my…
Another review of Twenty-one Truths About Love
Another early review of Twenty-one Truths About Love from another important outlet - Booklist. ____________________________________Dicks manages to create tension, pathos, humor, and some searing melodrama in a novel written entirely…
I know these men exist, but I don’t know any of them
You know those guys - it’s always a man - who drive in the third lane of the highway at high speeds, flashing their lights at any car that get…
I am not a monster
Over the weekend, friends and I were discussing a recent revelation on social media:There are couples in this world who do sleep on the same side of the bed every…
