"So you're a lefty?" Years ago, I stopped making smart-ass remarks to this inane question. Remarks like: “Only on the outside.” “That’s what Mr. Righty wants you to think.” "It…

Filmmaker Kevin Smith argues that every time you are speaking to a group of people of any size, you have an obligation to be entertaining. I could not agree more.…

I've been looking back ten years on my blog, both to make sure posts are free of typos and because it's incredibly fun to have a specific, written, relentless accounting…

I drove by a home today that was flocked — covered with plastic, pink flamingos. A classic graduation prank. The creator of the pink plastic flamingo was an interesting man.…

I've been looking back ten years on my blog, both to make sure posts are free of typos and because it's incredibly fun to have a specific, written, relentless accounting…

As I near the end of my teaching career, a friend pointed out that I'm not retiring. I'm simply going from 12 jobs to 11 jobs. Not true, but not…

In response to my assertion that being referred to as "nice" is not so good, a reader was kind enough to send me a piece entitled "Kinda Nice" by Damola…

I'm sitting in a restaurant in an airport, eating breakfast before waiting for my flight. A song is playing overhead from speakers set in the ceiling, and it brings me…

File this under things you definitely didn't know: Japan has a serious bear problem. Asian black and brown bear populations are exploding, and the solution to the problem is robots:…

I learned the following information from Jordan Jensen's latest comedy special, which I loved but is not for the faint of heart. If you're not prepared for some seriously graphic…