Every week, I introduce my students to a new musician or band. During the first 15 minutes of the day, as kids spill into the classroom and settle down, I…

"The present is infinitesimally small. Just when you think you’re in it, you’re already in the past." - Charlie Dicks

On Tuesday night, I told a story in my 100th Moth StorySLAM. I've actually attended 143 Moth StorySLAMs, but my name is not always pulled from that damn bag. But…

I was narrating Jewish comedy folktales in concert with a full orchestra last Sunday evening. As you do. During intermission, I was making my way through the lobby when a…

One of the joys I experience as someone who puts things into the world - both on the page and from the stage - is the thankfully rare but hilariously…

I believe in eliminating everything from our lives that is unnecessary, unhelpful, and unnoticed. Senseless routines. Needless steps. Meaningless tasks. Get rid of them all. I am well known for…

In relationships, my advice is this: Look for somebody you can enjoy just sitting beside in close proximity. Marriages and other long-term relationships are mostly spent just chilling out together.…

I'm assembling the worst peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the planet in the cafeteria at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Organic, all-natural peanut butter and jam that…

I like this graphic because it's not a comparison between poor and rich. It's a comparison between normal and rich. It's a thing that I have understood and practiced for…