My favorite piece of paper
Elysha and I attended yesterday's Patriots game at Gillette Stadium. It was her first game in years, and she picked a good one. With less than 2:30 on the clock…
Republicans don’t read The Bible
Last month, the Republican Congress sought to repeal ObamaCare, slash Medicaid, and strip more than 35 million Americans of their vital healthcare. They came one vote away from achieving that goal.…
Never call it a “side hustle.”
I have long advocated dedicating a small percentage of your free time to developing your next possible career. Whether this is painting or poetry or poker, you should be pursuing…
Lyric Problems: Van Halen’s “Jump”
"Lyric Problems" is a new, recurring segment on this blog in which I point out a serious problem in a set of well-known lyrics. Today I'm talking about Van Halen's…
For the first time in his life, my son cried because of a book.
I read The Giving Tree to Charlie, my five year old son, last night for the first time. It was incredible. He sat quietly beside me on the bed as the…
Quite possibly the worst person in the world
In the unfortunate event that you are suffering with a despicable person in your life - colleague, family member, neighbor, boss, clergy person - I offer you my condolences and…
Share your failures with the world
One of the more surprising reasons that people take my storytelling workshops is for dating. Men (so far, it's only been men) realize that what they say on a first…
Our dream-come-true comes to an end. A new chapter begins today.
Today my wife returns to work after eight years as a stay-at-home mom. For a couple of years, when Clara was in preschool, Elysha worked part-time as a reading tutor…
A Columbian tradition that I will make my own
I received an email from a mother and son from Colombia who just finished reading Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend. She explained that it's a tradition in her country to…
The fade out (and fade in) explained.
If you're a lover of music, you will find this fascinating. Promise.
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