I stand opposed to applauding when the people responsible for the source of the applause are not present.
We watched the fireworks on the front lawn at Central Connecticut State University last night. We had a lovely time. The night was clear and cool. The kids were silly.…
The NRA: Important facts to remember before their crazy attack ads scare the hell out of you.
The NRA is apparently angry about something, if the recent NRA ad is to be believed. No one is entirely sure what has caused this sudden burst of anger, but…
We knew exactly what we were getting.
Perhaps you've heard about or even read Donald Trump's recent tweets targeting Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Disgusting personal attacks on a woman's physical appearance that are,…
Reputation matters even more when the world is small.
Filed under "It's a small world" comes these two gems:Back in March of 1999, my partner, Bengi, and I worked as DJ's at our second wedding ever. While reminiscing about…
Resolution update June 2017
PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.Broken wisdom tooth. Ear infection. And tonight, I nearly fell off the stoop carrying an air conditioner. The universe was out to get me last month, but…
My summer vacation started with pain and fear. Then one man made it better.
My summer vacation, which began 10 days ago, unfortunately started out with a whimper.I have a tube put in my ear - the same kind of tube that little kids…
Boys in skirts
It's been done before under similar circumstances, but every time it happens, I feel great joy and hope for the world. A short-sighted, authoritarian school regime arbitrarily decrees that shorts are…
I don’t have T-rex arms, but if I did, it would be for a very good reason.
One of my friends famously described me as a "neckless stump with legs for arms."This wasn't nice, but when I use that description onstage to describe myself, it always gets…
A summer camp has adopted my restriction on commenting on physical appearance, and I’m thrilled.
For more than a decade, I've been refraining from commenting on student's physical appearance, both negatively or positively. It's a policy I explain to parents and students at the beginning…
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