John Oliver’s takedown of the Miss America pageant on HBO’s Last Week Tonight was brilliant. The Miss America pageant is admittedly an easy target, but Oliver’s segment is both surgical…
Noreen Malone of Slate argues against the em dash. The problem with the dash—as you may have noticed!—is that it discourages truly efficient writing. It also—and this might be its…
My wife posted this to Facebook today. It was too good not to share here. ____________________________ I just overheard Charlie in the other room saying, "Sit down! Time out!" I…
I am working at a wedding tonight as the DJ. Amongst the many people here, I have worked as the DJ at the weddings of: The woman in charge of…
I pulled alongside the gas pump and shifted my car into park. There was another gas pump just ahead of me, but there was a yellow plastic bag around the…
I didn’t want to go for a walk. As usual. my wife convinced me otherwise. Had she listened to me, I would’ve never had the joy of watching my children…
It’s astounding how rapidly the selfie and social media have interlocked to become a ubiquitous, ingrained, and inexplicably accepted aspect of American culture. Does a film like this awaken people…
I was thrilled to learn that one of the stories that I told at a Moth StorySLAM in Boston last year was featured on their podcast this week. I’ve seen…
My daughter started kindergarten last month ago. Every morning my wife takes a photograph of Clara at the bus stop, oftentimes alongside her brother. Forgive me for my indulgence, but…
My son loved Touch-a-Truck. There were dozens of trucks to climb onto and into and around. It was his own personal nirvana. My daughter loved Touch-a-Truck for about 30…
