I want to be asked more rhetorical questions
I was watching Homeland last night (season 2, episode 1), and someone asked Claire Danes’ character, “Who do you think you are?” I was so jealous. I am so ready…
I never realized how truly disturbing the opening sequences to 1980’s TV shows were until now.
Follow me here: Sometimes someone shows you something that you already knew but never realized how ridiculous and terrible it truly is or was. Like Steak Ums. We thought they…
No technology is a great way to teach. Also, PowerPoint is more than two decades old. It doesn’t count as technology anymore.
Rebecca Shuman of Slate writes about the benefits of a low technology classroom, despite complaints by some students that they are not being prepared for a world in which technology…
My son doesn’t give a damn about my deadlines.
It was early in the morning. I was trying to finish a book. I needed some peace and quiet. I got this instead. And it was great.
It would be amazing if my daughter became a firefighter when she grew up. My wife may disagree slightly.
My wife and I differ in opinion on so few things. She’s not a fan of Meatloaf (the musician, not the delicious meat product), but that’s not a difference of…
Hunter Thompson once retyped The Great Gatsby just to feel what it was like to write a great novel. What a stupid waste of time.
Author Hunter Thompson once retyped The Great Gatsby just to feel what it was like to write a great novel. This fact is often lauded as a demonstration of his…
How I Function on Less Than 6 Hours of Sleep (and how you could, too)
Alexandra Damsker, CEO of Kira’s Kiss Desserts, explains how she is able to function on less than six hours of sleep.As a person who also sleeps less than six hours…
No electricity. No touch screen. No Internet connection. Just centrifugal force and joy.
The joy that a child can experience in a toy as simple as a top is something to behold. Or even a stick on a ribbon, operating on similar…
Still in love
Watching and listening to my children talk and play together is probably my favorite thing in the world at this moment.
A bungled MVP presentation demonstrates a truth about storytelling. Also, I’m available for hire, Chevy. And you need me. Desperately.
As part of Speak Up, our Hartford-based storytelling organization, my wife and I teach storytelling and public speaking to large classes, small groups, and individual storytellers. After watching the Chevrolet’s…
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