Archive for November 2022

A reader shared this with me: ____________________________ Our school district hired a new superintendent last year. One of the first things he did was declare that the first snow day would be the only real snow day of the year. Any further severe weather would be conducted as virtual school. Not great, but at least…

“You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” – Jane Marczewski A reader sent me this clip from America’s Got Talent back in 2021, not necessarily for the performance, but for the words of Jane Marczewski, who died from cancer in 2022 at the age of 32. The reader…

We stopped at a gas station on the way to Gillette Stadium last Sunday. While my buddy put gas in his truck, I went inside to use the restrooms and encountered two oddities. First, the restrooms are apparently not restrooms at the Seasons Corner Markets. They are Guestrooms. Except, of course, they are not. A…

On Thanksgiving morning, I was writing about giving thanks, and I found myself wondering about what I had been thankful for in previous years. So I looked back on Thanksgivings from the past to see what I had written. When you write and publish a post every single day for more than 19 years, you…

I enjoyed a lovely and perfect Thanksgiving this year. In the company of some of our friends and family, we shared food, conversation, and football. We chatted about our work and our children. We laughed at stories told from a year gone by. Elysha’s dinner was delicious. Other than the Patriots losing to the Vikings,…

My Thanksgiving Day began around 4:30 in the morning when the cat jumped onto the bed and caught my left index finger with his claw just right, drawing blood. I was already awake, having opened my eyes a few minutes before, but it still surprised the hell out of me. A day later, the cut…

Pay attention to the little things. Remember them. Record them so you will always have them. They are more precious than you could ever imagine. Last night, I introduced Charlie to Carl Douglas’s “Kung Fu Fighting” for the first time. For the next three minutes, Charlie and I danced around the kitchen and laughed. He…

I love this graphic so much. As a relentless proponent of optimism for so many reasons. There is a chapter on cultivating optimism in my new book, “Someday Is Today.” I write about how optimists tend to be happier, healthier, and more productive people, as well as how optimism can be grown and nurtured through…

More than 16 years ago, my friend, Tom gifted me a set of golf clubs that he purchased at a yard sale for $10. He tossed them into the back of my truck on a snowy day in December, wrapped together by a small, red ribbon. He and our friend, Jeff, had been trying desperately…

Am I a jerk to think that it’s hard – and maybe impossible – to have an incompetent friend? If you know for a fact that your friend is terrible at their job, even if their job has nothing to do with your job, does that make it hard to continue to be their friend?…