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Over the past four years, I have written quite a bit about my hatred of meetings. Regardless of the context, the majority of the meetings that I have been required…
Outsourcing and crowdsourcing my New Year’s resolutions: Any suggestions for me?
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably know that I take my goal-setting and New Year’s resolutions very seriously. Since 2010, I’ve posted my resolutions on…
The lack of sibling rivalry is my daughter’s crowning achievement.
Last night, our two year-old son was watching videos of the family on the iPad. He came upon one of his big sister and said to no one in particular,…
Our little ingrate has grown up. Unfortunately.
As the holidays approach, I’m happy to report that our formerly two year-old ingrate, now three years older, handles less-than-satisfying gift giving situations much better today. It’s good news, but…
Resolution update: November 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). With one…
Apples are possibly the least relevant part of apple picking
Sometimes I think that the sole purpose of our annual apple picking adventure is the apple picking photographs that we bring home.
My 1992-1994 culture gap: Two years without television, movies, or music
If you haven’t heard, Twin Peaks is returning to television. For me, it will be my first chance to watch the show. Though I was alive and well when the…
I was once a bank teller, waiting on Mark Wahlberg, writing sonnets, and battling my idiot manager.
Among the many jobs that I have had over the course of my life, I was once a teller at a bank for South Shore Bank in Randolph, Massachusetts, working…
The stuff of my wife’s childhood is alive and well in the hands of our children, and I’m so jealous.
I tease my wife’s parents for their inability to throw anything away. Their basement is filled with artifacts from decades long since gone. And while it’s true that they are…
A Christmas Story, brought to life through animatronics and a lot of love
On a recent trip to Indiana, I spent some time in Hammond, the hometown of Jean Shepherd, the writer and narrator of A Christmas Story. The person most responsible for…
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