Bad guy tropes
Dear filmmakers, Here’s a couple tropes that I think we can dispense with forever and ever: The craziest of the bad guys kills all of the other bad guys, thus…
Neckties No More
Good news: The pandemic appears to have accelerated the death of the necktie. People have been predicting its end for a century, but recent data indicates that it might finally…
Three most important decisions of your life
A recent Quora question asked, “What were the three most important decisions of your life?” I’ve been debating this question for almost a month, and I have finally settled on…
He who must not be named
Perhaps you've heard that a certain person refuses to get vaccinated in order to play professional basketball because he's "doing what's best for me." This same person also believes that…
Not bed bugs. Just an exceptionally rare species of scabies.
In a recent post, I mentioned that I became the subject of an article in a medical journal after canine scabies managed to burrow under my skin. That's a delightful…
Small business people at work
Charlie, age 9, has begun writing his next edition of The Francis Drive Weekly, a less-than-weekly newspaper that he distributes to neighbors on our street. Hearing about the latest edition,…
Golf is about a lot more than golf
I played golf with my friend, Rob, yesterday morning. Happily, it was just the two of us, because watching us play would've been painful for anyone to see. I played…
Red Sox or Astros: An impossible choice
I'm a New York Yankees fan. I grew up in the Boston area, deep in the heart of Red Sox country, but I hated my stepfather and enjoyed annoying my…
Following in his father’s footsteps. Kind of…
Big week for Charlie. Earlier in the week, he came home with his trumpet, and with just two lessons under his belt, he seems remarkably adept at playing it. His…
It wasn’t a fish bone
Back in August, I made a list of my 18 visits to the emergency room throughout my life, which included: 2011: Bay leaf caught in throat (ambulance) Readers asked about…
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