Valentine’s Day
It’s Valentine’s Day! I know that a great number of people despise Valentine’s Day. They reject it as a fabricated, commercialized Hallmark holiday They protest the inflated flower prices and…
Friends in Low Places (under the table)
Clara celebrated her birthday on Saturday night with five of her friends. They ate pizza, talked incessantly, sang Hamilton in unison, climbed under the dining room table for a moment…
You’re probably talking too much.
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences assigned 252 people into pairs of strangers and left them to talk about whatever they wanted for anywhere from…
“Just in case” turned out to be my case
I have pneumonia. I thought I might have pneumonia. I've had pneumonia five times in the past 20 years, including once during Elysha and my tenth-anniversary weekend celebration in Kennebunkport,…
Buffer time or no time?
There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe in getting ready for the day well before they ever need to leave their home. These are people…
Plumbing and poetry
Last night, I was dreaming about the clogged toilet in our upstairs bathroom. I need to find a plumber to fix it, but when I called plumbers yesterday, I couldn't…
Remembering Sheldon Priest and a moment in time
I found this plaque hanging in one of the cabins at the J.N. Webster Scout Reservation last week. Charlie and I were spending the day with the Cub Scouts, hiking,…
Will Smith and I are in complete agreement, at least in this case
Will Smith, who isn't exactly living his best life at the moment, wrote this in his memoir, "Will." I haven't read the book yet, but this was sent to me…
Process over results every time
This image brilliantly illustrates something exceptionally important but incredibly difficult for many people. First, when I use the word "idea," it includes: Writing a book Recording a song Cooking beef…
The best part of Six
Elysha and I brought the kids to Six on Broadway yesterday: Clara's birthday present Somewhere along the way, Clara discovered the existence of the show, fell in love with the…
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