The two birthday gifts you should be asking for above all others
My birthday is approaching. My wife often asks me for possible gift ideas, as I can be a difficult person when it comes to presents. I am much more interested…
My birthday is approaching. My wife often asks me for possible gift ideas, as I can be a difficult person when it comes to presents. I am much more interested…
About eight years ago, I was in search of a writer's group. I had just sold my first novel and was hoping to find some colleagues of sorts to meet…
Seven year-old Clara told three year-old Charlie, "I only have the capacity to listen to Brass Monkey once at a time, so stop singing it please."Yes, she used the word…
An online acquaintance of mine met with her divorce attorney last week to begin the sad proceedings that will bring her marriage to an end. Included in the informational packet that…
This piece was originally published in the Hartford Courant's Op-Ed section in September of 2004. It was my first byline. ___________________________________I attended my sister's wedding last year.Correction: I attended my stepsister's…
You can determine the age of this basketball arcade game that my son was playing by the race of all three players featured on the game (white) and the approximate…
Snow day! No school!Many of my fellow teachers surprising despise snow days, preferring to begin summer vacation as early as possible. But I've always felt it fairly presumptuous to assume…
I picked out a container of pink sprinkles for my daughter's birthday cupcakes in the confectionary aisle of the supermarket.I took my place in the "10 items or less" line.…
In this week's episode, Rachel and I discuss the state of Disney princesses, modern day uniforms, and the mystery behind the construction of men's underwear. You can listen here or -…
Do you think that these ten unevenly placed electrical outlets - located about a dozen feet in front of the McDonald's counter in a rest area off the Mass Pike…