I was surprised to see that a junior high newspaper editorial staff apparently took over The Wall Street Journal last week, publishing a infantile piece on cargo shorts in their…
I thought I heard Charlie calling me from his bedroom. It was about 6:30 AM, earlier than he usually wakes up, but not impossibly early for him.Charlie is four year-old,…
This is going to sound ridiculous, I know. Forgive me. But when I was in jail, homeless, unemployed, parentless, awaiting trial for a crime I didn't commit, too poor to buy…
I am a self-professed master of the verbal comeback.I once offered Twitter followers my services. Follow me on Twitter, and If someone says something mean, insulting, scathing or passive-aggressively cruel…
A reader once accused me of being materialistic after I wrote about my lack of a favorite number, specifically criticizing me for saying that when it comes to my salary,…
Years ago, I worked with a woman who would back into a parking spot every morning when she arrived to work. It would often take her at least half a dozen…
I know many people who are unhappy in their jobs. There was a time when they were happy, but then they ascended to a position that is both joyless and…
I stepped into the room. They were both watching television.Like this.I'm raising a couple of lunatics.
In March of 2016 I told the story of my interrogation and arrest for a crime I did not commit at a Moth GrandSLAM at The Somerville Theater. The theme…
I knew some of this history but not all of it.Very relevant and fascinating, particularly if you're someone like me who's been wondering if he's been dropped into some alternate…
