Pinewood Derby disappointment
It was a tough Saturday for Charlie. He raced in his first Pinewood Derby, a contest by which Cub Scouts transform a block of wood into a racing car and…
Jalloul Montacer on managing people (and teaching kids)
Back in 1997, I was managing a McDonald's restaurant in Hartford while attending Trinity College and the University of Saint Joseph. The manager who hired me, a man named Fred,…
Mike Pence is still not a good person
On Saturday, in a speech to the Federalist Society, former Vice President Mike Pence stated that “President Trump is wrong, I had no right to overturn the election.” This statement…
My new toilet
Charlie took a cereal box and made me a pencil holder shaped like a toilet. Pencils are kept in the taller section (the toilet tank). Erasers in the toilet itself.…
Worst death on film
A list of my worst movie deaths... the ones that still haunt me: Volcano (1997): A rescue worker carrying an injured man on his shoulders leaps from a subway train…
When Harry Met Santa
Want to see one of the best commercials - and possibly one of the best stories - I have ever seen? Check out this incredible, four minute commercial for Norway's…
Cake in face
A Dear Prudence advice seeker wrote: "I got married just before Christmas and am hoping to be divorced or annulled by the end of January. Obviously, that wasn’t the plan…
“I’m so done with the pandemic”
People who say they are “so done with this pandemic” (a phrase I've been hearing a lot lately in conjunction with arguments to remove mask mandates, end vaccine mandates, and…
Ted Lasso Season 1 recap
I've completed season 1 of Ted Lasso. Here are my thoughts about the last few episodes and the season as a whole. Again, spoilers ahead if you are one of…
Resolution update: January 2022
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…
