Looking for a way to entertain an audience? Pay attention to what everyone else is doing or has done, and choose a different path. The perfect example: This bit of…

Looking for a cheat code in life? Check out this video on the way Americans have spent their time from 1920 through today. It's fascinating. For a long time, Americans…

This bit of newspaper was printed circa 1930. It describes the “Big Swimming Meet” at Yawgoog Scout Reservation, the same place where I would spend my summers half a century…

A word about the word "soccer." The word "soccer" is a British invention, so the word originates from the place where soccer originated: England Soccer was originally known as Association…

A friend asked me if I was enjoying the World Cup. "I don't like soccer," I told him. "I kind of hate it." He looked at me like I had…

The Moth recently asked what you would like inscribed on your gravestone when you die in conjunction with a Main Stage show in Brooklyn’s Greenwood Cemetery. Since I have no…

Back in the fall of 2021, I invented a child named Andrew. My colleague, Kelly Lynn, was constantly speaking about her daughter in such glowing terms that I felt compelled…

Every month, I record my progress toward my yearly goals to hold myself accountable and, occasionally, seek help and advice from readers willing to offer insight, ideas, and solutions. Here…

Here's another gift given to me at my retirement party: A bag full of things I despise and don't need. Pickles in so many forms. Pickles in a jar. Pickles…

As an elementary school teacher for the past 27 years, I have learned a great deal about children. I have a wealth of knowledge and experience that I am always…