I hope I didn’t suck.
I spoke at a prep school in the Berkshires last week. When I arrived, I stopped in the restroom just outside the theater. As I was washing my hands, five…
What I wish I knew at 20
I spent the last month reflecting on my twenties, and more specifically, the ages of 20 through 25, when I finally escaped a mountain of trouble and started college. The…
Don’t break a window, dummy.
Some of the entries in my "Worst Case Scenario" desktop calendar are better and more relevant than others. "How to survive an earthquake" and "How to survive a bear attack"…
The Heavy Metal Playhouse communication journal: Part 1
In 1989, I moved out of my childhood home and into a townhouse in Crystal Village in Attleboro, Massachusetts, with my friends Bengi and Tom. We called our home The…
In need of a battle cry? Or a little inspiration?
If you need inspiration and perhaps even a battle cry, this image might help. It's Charlie, years ago, but it's a photo that sits on my desktop and inspires me.…
Not lonely but not making it easy
If you were worried about me getting lonely during the day now that I'm not teaching, rest assured I am blessed with many friends who join me for breakfast, lunch,…
Oh. Only on the internet?
Someone told me that an actor is under enormous scrutiny and criticism from fans and critics for something he said or did. Honestly, I can't recall exactly what it was,…
Monkeys
Here's what I remembered: When I was little, the monkeys at the Southwick Zoo (back then Southwick's Wild Animal Farm) somehow ripped my new coat, which made my mother angry.…
A thing I don’t miss about teaching
I'm about three weeks into not being an elementary school teacher for the first time in 27 years, and so far, despite missing some friends and former colleagues whom I…
Lenny did it right
On Thursday, I had the honor of speaking at The Lenny and Friends Summit in San Francisco, where some of the best and most important people in product, AI, and…