Mike Pesca’s favorite sentences of 2015 (and mine)
Back in January, Mike Pesca of Slate's The Gist discussed some of his favorite sentences of 2015. When Pesca attributed the sentence to someone., I included the attribution. Bill Raftery on…
A fashion designer who doesn’t know she’s a fashion designer
On the same day that my wife told me that she wanted to be a fashion designer when she was a little girl but doesn't have that same passion or…
“Close to the chest” or “close to the vest?” The answer annoys the hell out of me.
I've heard this idiom spoken both ways:"Play your cards close to the vest.""Play your cards close to the chest."So I wondered: Which of these is correct?The answer: Both.There is no…
Seasons: Spring 2106
My column in the spring 2016 edition of Seasons is now available online.I write "Last Word," the humor column on the back page of the magazine. This month I write…
I’ve never done this medically inadvisable thing that you probably do often
Two years ago I posted a list of 9 things that I have never done that most people in the world have tried at least once. Today I add a tenth…
Boy in blanket fort offers lesson on happiness
It's just a sheet spread over his crib, but it makes him so happy. There's so much joy and wonder in this simple thing. It's an important reminder to me…
An important (and painful) lesson about the people closest to me and the things I write
One of my wife's friends told me yesterday that she reads this blog daily and feels like she has an oddly intimate relationship with me as a result.Then she said…
An important corollary on the two greatest super powers of all time
Last week I wrote that the two greatest super powers of all time are immortality and time travel, with teleportation coming in a possible, albeit distant third.I'd like to offer…
When I watch children’s television, I ask questions about fictional funding (or the lack thereof)
My kids are currently watching large amounts of the television show The Octonauts.They also own many Octonauts toys.I tend to avoid watching these shows with my kids, and when I…
A not-so-disappointing disappointing night at The Moth
It's always disappointing to drive almost three hours to a Moth StorySLAM and have your name remain in the hat for the duration of the night. I went to The Moth…
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