Weird Al’s journey is just as weird as Weird Al himself
Weird Al Yankovic is embarking on a major tour this summer: The Bigger and Weirder Tour He hasn't released a significant amount of music in over a decade, yet this…
I’ve hung up my revenge shingle for anyone in need
Slate magazine is engaged in Revenge Week. Sort of like Shark Week, except the focus is on revenge. And somehow, a Slate editor identified me as being someone especially focused…
Guys love Charlie’s love of music
On Saturday night, Charlie and I attended the Styx concert in Mansfield, Massachusetts. REO Speedwagon and Don Felder of The Eagles opened the show. It was the third Styx show…
How to replicate my career
I received an email last week from a person who essentially asked, "I'd love to have your career as a storyteller and consultant. Can you tell me how?" I receive…
ChatGPT is changing the world. Literally.
Soundslice is a company that digitizes music from photographs. A few months ago, they started noticing that users were uploading screenshots of ASCII tablature — a bare-bones way of notating…
Words can really enhance an image
Elysha and I visited the John Singer Sargent exhibit at The Met during our anniversary jaunt to New York City last week. I don't typically like portraits very much, and…
It’s just a park.
I was walking with a client to a restaurant for dinner when she pointed at a large, grassy field in the park and said, "I love this green space." "You…
Some good customer service news
Over the past month, I've written about some unfortunate customer service situations related to hotels. One involving a Hilton in Miami. The other involves the Holiday Inn Express in Newington.…
Wedding anniversary #19
Yesterday, Elysha and I celebrated 19 years of marriage by taking a two-day getaway to New York City. Clara is entering week three of her time at camp in Vermont,…
Not a hippo
A month ago, one of my former students, for whom English is a second (and brand new) language, said: "Mr. Dicks, you look like a hippo." I opened my mouth…
