It's a big day! Today is the twentieth anniversary of my blog — Grin and Bare It — and its earlier permutations, Perpetual Perpetuity and Conform Me Not. My blogging…

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that I take my goal-setting and New Year’s resolutions very seriously. Since 2010, I’ve posted my resolutions on…

Naomi Kritzer wrote a blog post entitled "Gifts for Peple You Hate, 2024."I loved this idea. When a student has a birthday, I give them a packet of passes that…

Jeni Bonaldo and I performed "Matt and Jeni Are Unprepared" for the fourth time last month at the Playhouse on Park to a sold-out audience. Elysha hosted the show and…

The percentage of high school seniors who expect to get married one day has declined from 80 percent in 1993 to 67 percent in 2023. Nearly one-third of high school…

Federal health officials have linked two massive US measles outbreaks, confirming that the country is about two months away from losing its measles elimination status, according to a report by The…

"Stories Sell" – the Spanish edition will soon be in bookstores in Spanish-speaking countries around the world. I just received the cover art for the new edition. It's a strange…

"Don't yuck someone's yum." I heard someone say this to another person yesterday. I cringed.  I hate this phrase.  "Don't yuck someone's yum" means that you shouldn't criticize or make…

The temperature hovered between 30 and 40 degrees on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning last week. It was exceptionally windy on Friday. Occasionally windy on Saturday. It was raw…

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