Still celebrating
Yesterday, during our sailing lesson, Elysha and I watched as an empty sailboat passed by. The pilot was in the water behind the boat, cooling off and hidden from us…
15 years of marriage today!
Elysha and I celebrate 15 years of marriage today. When I think about our marriage, I often find myself hoping that Clara and Charlie someday experience the same happiness and…
Back in New York at last
Elysha and I returned to New York City on Saturday night to see Springsteen on Broadway. Before the pandemic, I was in the city a couple times per month, but…
The Perfect Comeback of Charlie Dicks
I found one of these Uno cards - a reverse - in Charlie's pocket. "Why are you carrying around an uno card?" I asked him. "In case a bully says…
My ten year storytelling anniversary
I'm celebrating an anniversary today: Ten years ago today, I took the stage at the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe and competed in my first Moth StorySLAM, telling a story about pole…
Grossest thing ever
Charlie saw a bug on the window of the car and said, "That's the grossest thing I've ever seen!" "Grossest ever?" I asked. "Seriously?" "Yes," he said. "Seriously. What's the…
Not nice children
They have not stopped. After telling my now-former students about my response to Elysha's initial declaration of love - "I'm flattered" - my students spent the rest of the year,…
Attacked by water fowl
I was exiting Winding Trails, the lake club where my family and I spend our summers. I had a meeting with an important client in less than an hour and…
Magic still exists. In the form of death receptacles.
I was driving Clara and Charlie to camp yesterday morning. They were bickering a bit as we pulled out of the driveway, so to shift their attention away from discord,…
Soccer didn’t suck
I don't like soccer, so when Elysha proposed that we purchase tickets to the US women's soccer team's match versus Mexico, I wanted to say, "No, thank you. That sounds…
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