Recently I was sitting with friends, chatting and eating, when one of them said to me, "You'll want to either block your ears or leave the room for a minute."Since I…
Leo Widrich is my new hero. He is an advocate and practitioner of "one-bag living." In an effort to simplify and de-clutter his life, almost everything he owns fits inside…
Last week I made appearances on two Slate podcasts. In my fifth installment on The Gist, I continue the process of coaching Frank Kennedy as he prepares a story that he…
Last week I had the honor of performing at The Moth Ball, where I performed on the same stage as the great Louis CK. I also had the pleasure of…
There are few things in the world that I despise more than snobbery. The ostentatious display of wealth is disgusting and often a sign of a lack of confidence or…
In the past six years of parenting, our children have slept in our bed for about a total of four nights.Four nights over the course of six years and two…
I love this video except that it's title contains an annoying grammatical error that has yet to be fixed, even though YouTube titles can be easily changed.
When I entered teaching 17 years ago, I expected to the job to bring many benefits to my life:Work that I loved. Stable employment.Summer vacations.A career that afforded me the opportunity…
One of the questions that I am asked most often relates to how I manage to be so productive. I have many, many answers (if you click on the productivity…
My daughter danced in her recital yesterday. She performed in three numbers plus the finale. Numbers 3, 35, 42, and 45. As you might imagine, there was a lot of time…
