Future laborer, I hope.
My daughter refers to mowing the lawn as a “Daddy job.” Her mother agrees. My hope is that my son’s interest in the lawn mower is just as strong when…
Little boy in a box
Years ago, I wrote a poem about the value of a cardboard box. It was based upon an afternoon that I spent with my childhood friend, David. The poem…
My daughter’s has a tough road ahead. Her parents do, too.
My five year-old daughter’s declaration to me: “Daddy, I’m a person, and that means I can say whatever I want. Anything. Whenever I want.” Nothing was said to incite this…
If given the choice, I choose this tea party over the one that advocates killing gay people.
No, not the Tea Party that includes Oklahoma State House candidate Scott Esk, who endorsed stoning gay people to death via his Facebook page. This was a kinder, gentler, more…
Did you know that Fastball’s “The Way” is a song about an elderly couple that was found dead at the bottom of a cliff?
When it comes to music, I have always been a lyric person. I pay attention to the words. I pay close attention to the words. I don’t understand brides who…
Opinions on parenting that differ from your own should not turn you into a raging lunatic.
I was asked about my philosophy of parenting yesterday. I hesitated to answer for a moment. Even though I am asked about parenting advice quite often, nothing annoys people more…
He loves trash. If only my greatest desires were so simple.
It’s been well documented that my daughter despises litter. My son, on the other hand, loves trash. He will grab a roll of paper towels and tear off one sheet…
What is Peter Segal thinking? You don’t replace an 80 year-old man with a 74 year-old man.
Fans of NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! will know that official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell has retired from the show after sixteen years. Kasell is 80 years-old. While…
The Moth: Battle at Big Sky
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works in New York City in 2013. A previous version of this story did not upload…
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