Bugs better than bears
My new favorite animal: Termites Why? They never sleep. While almost all animals sleep, termites do not. In fact, not only are they able to avoid the stupidity of sleep,…
Old school TV
When I was growing up, channel 56 in Boston ran a contest between afternoon cartoons wherein one lucky viewer could play an on-the-air video game over the phone for cash…
Shortcomings and Flaws 2020
Years ago a reader accused me of being materialistic after I wrote about my lack of a single favorite number, specifically criticizing me for saying that when it comes to my…
Poisoned as a baby
When I was about sixteen months old, my stomach was pumped after having swallowed an entire bottle of paregoric. Oddly enough, for years, I never bothered to inquire about what…
Cheer camp!
My daughter and our neighbor are launching a cheer camp. Elysha and I found a sign taped to the door last week. Brilliant. Right? Seeing "Social distancing will happen" and…
Zig when everyone else is zagging. Be memorable.
Ten years ago, our friends' daughter was born. A couple hours after the baby's delivery, Elysha and I sent the happy couple a bouquet of flowers. While on the phone…
Mask wearing and excellent storytelling
Have you seen Paul Rudd's new campaign video to promote the wearing of masks amongst millennials? New York's Governor Cuomo asked Rudd to create something to promote mask wearing, and…
A new way to play Sequence
Charlie and I decided to play Sequence, a complex card game involving strategy and patterns. As we were setting the game up, Charlie found himself holding the two of hearts.…
Tim and Fred get it. My students do not. At least not yet.
One of the first questions I asked my students this year - as I do every year - was an important one: "Who knows who Bruce Springsteen is?" The number…
Facebook memories could be kinder and gentler right now
If Facebook had any sense, it would temporarily filter out certain photos on their Facebook Memories feature. Specifically those that depict me performing in crowded theaters, cheering in packed sports…
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