The worst thing about parenting just got a whole lot better.
My daughter, Clara, can now buckle herself into her car seat, which is barely a car seat anymore. It's simply a platform that raises her body to a safe level…
An observation about the movie Stormpiercer that will blow your mind. Maybe.
It's the Quentin Tarantino version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Right?
Celebrating Columbus Day is one of the stupidest things that Americans do. Let’s replace it with this amazing Russian holiday.
It's Columbus Day. Just like last year and every year before, I find myself at home day with my kids, honoring a villain who did nothing worth celebrating, despite what…
My daughter has become a same-sex marriage activist and a storytelling promoter
As we were leaving the playground yesterday, a little boy approached my six year-old daughter and asked to be her friend. I wasn't surprised. In the span of about an…
The conspiracy of the uninvited, unannounced pickle must end
I despise pickles. They are a despicable and hideous creation. They are also one of the only foods that are capable of contaminating their environment and ruining a perfectly good…
I’m doing my first full hour onstage for the Pound Ridge Storytelling Festival on Saturday night. And I’m a little nervous, which almost never happens. Here’s why:
On Saturday night, I will be headlining the Pound Ridge Storytelling Festival in Pound Ridge, New York. It will be my first hour onstage. If you're in the neighborhood (or…
My daughter’s amazing list of proposed weekend activities
My wife is going away for the weekend, leaving me alone with the kids until Monday afternoon. In preparation for the weekend ahead, my six year-old daughter wrote a list…
Announcing your goals makes it less likely that you will achieve them, but what if you’re not an idiot?
Readers of this blog will know that for more than five years, I have posted my yearly goals and my progress (or lack thereof) every month as a means of holding…
Hot Buzz for Books 2015
Want a pile of great book recommendations? A chance to win some great prizes? Live in the Hartford area?Join us at the Mandell JCC in West Hartford for this great…
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