“Yeah, but…”
I despise these two words. It's not that I don't say them, but when I hear myself saying them, I despise myself. I remind myself of how stupid I sound.…
Quite possibly Bruce Springsteen’s most brilliant and perfect observation ever
Bruce Springsteen on Fresh Air: “Most people’s stage personas are created out of the flotsam and jetsam of their internal geography. They’re trying to create something that solves a series…
Unfair assumption #27: People who object to mothers breast-feeding in public are freakish, worthless prudes and more
It's crazy that some people — mostly men — object to women breastfeeding in public. Some of these people are downright despicable about it, making passive-aggressive comments to these mothers…
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…
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