I should be better than this.
I was on the floor, doing push-ups, watching the NFL's AFC championship game on Sunday night when Elysha asked, "How are your football games going ?" My answer: "I really…
Kind words from a complete stranger
In the spirit of complimenting someone in the moment: Clara, Charlie, and I were eating dinner at a local restaurant on Friday night. I spent way too much money on…
Apologies can come at any time
A reminder about apologies: They can come at any time. If you did something rotten or thoughtless or irresponsible a week or a month or a year or three years…
Lost and never found
I was thinking about all the things that I had lost over the years, wondering how many of them actually meant something to me. What do I really lament having…
Throwing food at art is stupid.
The climate protesters who opt to use famous works of art to publicize their protest - mashed potatoes on Monet, soup on Van Gogh, and gluing their heads and hands…
Clara is 14!
My little girl turned 14 years old yesterday. Fourteen years ago, she was born into this world. Thankfully, I wrote everything down that day and posted it to Greetings Little…
A little advice on compliments
Yesterday was National Compliment Day. In that spirit, here are a few suggestions when it comes to compliments: If you think of something kind to say, tell that person right…
Not busy. Complex.
People are fond of talking about how busy they are these days. More specifically, they enjoy lamenting about how busy the modern world has become. I'm not a fan of…
Four important things to say
Years ago, Elysha and I were waiting in the green room prior to a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn. One of our friends was telling a story, and in the midst…
“Genuinely” makes this message genuinely special
My children don't yet own phones. They are 13 (14 in three days!) and 10 years old. Too young in our estimation for unfettered access to the sometimes beautiful, oftentimes…
