There are six seasons. Not four.
Kurt Vonnegut proposed a restructuring of the seasons that I really like. January and February: Winter March and April: Unlocking May and June: Spring July and August: Summer September and…
So many white people
They've done it again. Here is a photo of the 2017 White House interns alongside Donald Trump. The fact that more than half of all millennials (age 18-34) are not…
Sleeping babies: Less shame. More sleep.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) currently advises parents to sleep in the same room (but never in the same bed) as their babies for a year, ideally, but at…
Republican Congressmen threaten female Senators with violence. This is not normal.
In the last three days, Republican men in the House have threatened their female Senate colleagues with shooting and beating. ON MSNBC, Rep. Buddy Carter said about Lisa Murkowski: "Somebody…
I never saw The Ramones in concert. It kills me.
Last night my family attended an outdoor concert at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, CT. It's a summer tradition that we love. The band closed the show with The Ramones' Sedated.…
Check your privilege at the door
Few things annoy me more than unacknowledged privilege. People who complain about social safety nets while enjoying ample safety nets of their own. For many, the unacknowledged safety net is…
Trump stomped on tradition at the 2017 Boy Scout National Jamboree.
Yesterday Donald Trump spoke at the Boy Scouts' National Jamboree. This is a standing invitation to every United States President. Seven of the last eleven Presidents have taken the Scouts…
The Macarena is fine. It’s these two songs that I despise.
Someone on Facebook asked me if, as a wedding DJ, I'm sick of the Macarena. Honestly, I'm not. I explained that even though I have led thousands of wedding guests…
Why I am still a wedding DJ after 20 years
I DJ'd my last wedding of the year yesterday. My partner, Bengi, and I launched this business 20 years ago, in September 1997, with our very first wedding. We worked…
The New York Times use of honorifics must end.
I like the New York Times. I'm an online subscriber to the New York Times. Despite Trump's insistence that the New York Times is failing, digital subscriptions are at a…
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