Archive for September 2023

After working as a DJ at hundreds of weddings, I’ve seen many, many wedding cakes, but nothing like this. The ultimate compromise. I think it bodes well for the future of this couple. When it comes to unconventional and nonconforming choices like this, I believe that people fall into one of three camps: I love…

This has not been an enjoyable 2023 season for New York Yankee fans. When a baseball season is coming to a close, and you find yourself rooting for your beloved Bronx Bombers to avoid last place in the division – a spot currently occupied by the Red Sox – it’s not the result you were…

Exciting news! I’ll be performing in the New York Comedy Festival in November. I’ll be doing stand-up alongside other comedians in “Andrew Ginsburg and Friends” at Don’t Tell Mama in New York City’s theater district on November 8 at 7:00 PM. If you’re in the city and want to stop by, tickets are available here.

On October 21, 2009, I wrote about The Moth for the first time. I’d been listening to their podcast for a while and wrote that I was “flirting with the idea of creating a Connecticut version of The Moth,” which was then based in New York, Los Angeles, Detroit, and Chicago. But that day –…

I played golf on four mornings before work last week. I’m lucky. Buena Vista Golf Course is less than three miles from the school where I work. It’s an executive course – a short, compact nine holes – so I can walk the course in about 75 minutes if I’m playing alone. I tee off…

Clara is telling my nephew about some of the more unusual moments of my life: “He’s been hit by a car. Twice! He went through a windshield! And died! Twice! He was homeless! And in jail!” Hitting just a few of the many highlights… My nephew, looking a little shocked, asks, “Have you ever been…

My fellow teachers: I humbly suggest that given the massive teacher shortages that school districts are experiencing around the country, we must recognize that our value to our school districts and society has never been higher. People have long claimed that teachers change the world. They assert that education is the backbone of our country.…

The study of flags is known as vexilology. The North American Vexillology Association is the largest organization in the world for flag enthusiasts and scholars. Roman Mars did a TED Talk in 2015 about flag design that you should watch. The Kingdom of Benin, also known as the Edo Kingdom or the Benin Empire, was…

While teaching math this week, I made a mistake while writing an equation on the board. I erased the equation and tried again. Annoyingly, I made the same mistake. I erased it again and tried a third time. This time I made a different mistake. As I erased this mistake. I heard a student say, …

I mentioned last week to a friend that I am the inventor of the peanut butter and tuna fish sandwich. This bit of culinary brilliance was born of necessity. As a kid, my mother occasionally served us tuna fish sandwiches for lunch. Rightfully despising mayonnaise more than almost any other food product on the planet,…