Own your crazy
People are weird. People are crazy. People obsess over things, worry about things, and develop rituals around things that baffle and confuse the people around them. It’s okay. As long…
We need adults in charge. Not Ron DeSantis.
America is experiencing a dearth of adults in positions of leadership. In the place of serious-minded grown ups who know a lot, constantly seek to know more, and place the…
Fork vs. butter knife?
Sitting at dinner, waiting for our meal to arrive, Charlie raises his fork and knife and says, "In a battle, which one do you choose?" Do you know how many…
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,…
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