Five years ago, I took the stage and told my first story. The most important thing about that night: I was afraid.

Yesterday marked my five year anniversary in storytelling. On July 12, 2011, I went to New York to tell a story on a Moth stage. I went there mostly because I…

Continue ReadingFive years ago, I took the stage and told my first story. The most important thing about that night: I was afraid.

Children sleeping in their parent’s room: I had strong opinions before I had kids. The results are now in.

The time has come. Prior to the birth of my daughter, I would argue that it was fairly bizarre and unwarranted to have have children sleeping in their parents' beds for…

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Unfair assumption #23: People who water their lawns themselves are aggressively anti-efficient and supremely uninteresting

I see it all the time. Some doofus standing on his lawn, hose in hand, watering his grass. Just standing there, waving his arm back and forth, spraying water on his…

Continue ReadingUnfair assumption #23: People who water their lawns themselves are aggressively anti-efficient and supremely uninteresting