A postive boy on a less-than-positive day
Charlie's birthday was yesterday. He turned twelve years old. The poor boy is suffering from a wicked ear infection, so he stayed home from school and spent the day visiting…
Good man. Great name.
Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a former federal judge with a reputation for fighting big business. In 1920, he became Major League Baseball's first commissioner. His arrival came at a critical…
Peloton sucks
I've been riding an indoor bike for more than three years, fairly relentlessly. I rarely miss a day. When the pandemic hit, I stopped going to the gym and never…
Never have I ever: Q-tips
I've posted "Never Have I Ever" lists in 2014, 2018, and 2022. Every four years. I'm two years early on posting this next update, but I do so now because…
Favorability of the Federal Agencies
Favorability ratings of government agencies, as reported by Bedrock Data Solutions: 81% - National Park Service 77% - US Postal Service 74% - NASA 61% - Social Security Administration 56%…
Cotton and Diet Coke
The best pranks combine something a person loves with something they hate. For me, I love Diet Coke. I hate cotton. There's actually a name for my distaste of cotton:…
“Guys in shower”
In answer to a reader's question: "How does a man end up trapped in a shower stall in a women's locker room for nearly four hours?" Here is the answer:…
Nonstop gaming
My flight from Boston to Los Angeles took just over six hours. Diagonally across from me, a young person spent the entire time - all six hours - playing this…
Scott Baio and me
It's the fall of 1984. I'm thirteen years old. It's a Wednesday night, and I'm watching "Charles in Charge," a sitcom starring Scott Baio - the actor I'd previously seen…
Barbie watches me.
February 15, 2010. Earlier morning. I'm sitting at my desk in my classroom with my principal, Plato. It's our shared birthday. We're talking about celebrating together later that night with…
