Bottle flipping: I gave it a month. Here are my thoughts.
When I was a kid, we climbed the highest trees. Rode our bikes without any hands. Jumped across roaring streams. Skateboarded down concrete steps. Threw tennis balls at each other.Today…
“Merry Christmas” is perfectly fine. But the existence of Jews should not be a secret.
Conversation between a cashier and me at a local restaurant on the morning of December 24: Me: (handing over a signed receipt) Happy holidays! Cashier: You know what? I'm going to…
The truth about red meat (and an ugly truth about me)
During our Christmas Day open house, a debate was sparked over the claim that the red juice in a piece of raw steak is blood. I argued that it was not…
Bruce Springsteen understands the cliff. Do you?
I'm listening to Bruce Springsteen's autobiography Born to Run. It's incredible. The man speaks truth with eloquence again and again. How can someone be this talented? One of the aspects of…
When someone suggests that we give Donald Trump a chance, say this.
When someone fires off this Trump talking point:"He's our President now. Why not at least give him a chance?" ... please do not remain silent.I inform these people that I have…
Why I cry when looking at old photographs like this.
This is a photo of A.A. Milne, the author of the Winnie the Pooh stories, along with his son, Christopher Robin Milne, and the stuffed bear that inspired Winnie the…
If you forbid jeans at your place of business, you’re not thinking straight. You might even be a coward.
Although there is no formal dress code at the school where I teach, staff members are allowed to wear jeans on Fridays if they make a $1 charitable contribution. Having…
I went to the bathroom alongside a bunch of ladies, and something surprising happened.
I competed last night at a Moth StorySLAM at The Oberon in Cambridge, MA. The Oberon has two restrooms. When I started performing there in 2013, these restrooms were identified…
The perils of the road
This is what happens when you spend the weekend performing in Illinois:You miss a dance party that was apparently held in your own home.
My problem with honorifics
I'm not a fan of titles, which is a nice way of saying that I really, really hate titles. Let me explain. I have several good friends who have earned doctorates in…
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