This Playmobil bicycle helmet does not appeal to me, and for good reason.
Two or three years ago, this prototype of a bike helmet would have meant nothing to me. I didn't grow up with Playmobil toys. I wouldn't have even recognized this…
How Poor Were You?
I spent last weekend in the company of Elysha's 94-year-old grandmother. We call her Nana, and I always love speaking to her. In the midst of our chat, I was…
Unfair assumption #26: Adults who drink milk are lunatics
There's nothing wrong with an adult drinking white milk. Nothing at all. Truly. Still, it just seems so wrong to me. Insanity, really.
Sometimes a job is more than a job.
I have been teaching at the same elementary school in West Hartford, CT, since the fall of 1999. The way that this school and its people have become intertwined in…
This is more important than selling shoes and books.
I have a friend who approached me a couple of weeks ago and said, "Do you know why Michael Jordan never endorses political candidates? Because Democrats and Republicans both buy…
The Moth: The Promise
In November of last year, I told this story about my high school sweetheart at a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn. I was lucky enough to have the story air on…
Best insult ever
In my 18 years of teaching, I have been insulted by students countless times in countless ways. Playful banter, of course, never meant to hurt and often in response to…
Practicing your speech in front of a mirror makes no sense
Over the past four years, in addition to working with hundreds of storytellers who have performed in our Speak Up shows, I've also been working fairly regularly as a coach…
Confessions of a Patriots Season Ticket Holder: Seasons Fall 2016
My latest humor column in the fall edition of Seasons magazine published this weekend. You can read it online here if you're not lucky enough to receive home delivery. Scroll…
Never in my life
I have been in many locker rooms and on many golf courses throughout my life. I have worked in fast-food restaurants and diners, and on construction sites. I have attended…
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