My ten year storytelling anniversary
I'm celebrating an anniversary today: Ten years ago today, I took the stage at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe and competed in my first Moth StorySLAM, telling a story about pole…
I'm celebrating an anniversary today: Ten years ago today, I took the stage at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe and competed in my first Moth StorySLAM, telling a story about pole…
Charlie saw a bug on the window of the car and said, "That's the grossest thing I've ever seen!" "Grossest ever?" I asked. "Seriously?" "Yes," he said. "Seriously. What's the…
They have not stopped. After telling my now-former students about my response to Elysha's initial declaration of love - "I'm flattered" - my students spent the rest of the year,…
I was exiting Winding Trails, the lake club where my family and I spend our summers. I had a meeting with an important client in less than an hour and…
I was driving Clara and Charlie to camp yesterday morning. They were bickering a bit as we pulled out of the driveway, so to shift their attention away from discord,…
I don't like soccer, so when Elysha proposed that we purchase tickets to the US women's soccer team's match versus Mexico, I wanted to say, "No, thank you. That sounds…
I was driving down Main Street in the direction of my next Egg McMuffin. I had exited my driveway about ten minutes earlier and was approaching a traffic light when…
My friend, Rob, texted me yesterday, asking if I wanted to try to squeeze in a round of golf before the rain. I wanted to point out to Rob…
I discovered something delightful today. The word "jiffy," which is normally used to indicate an unspecified short period, as in "I will be back in a jiffy" has also acquired…
Every month I report the progress of my yearly goals in order to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable. The following are the result from…