"So you're a lefty?" Years ago, I stopped making smart-ass remarks to this inane question. "No, but my right hand has a small patch of gangrene," and "No. I like…

It's unlikely that Shakespeare ever had the opportunity to sign his work. His plays weren't even gathered and bound until after his death, and like today, people in his time did…

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers of the world. A friend and mother recently tweeted: "Ok! All set on articles trying to make me feel bad about looking forward…

I discovered the secret to the perfect marriage, and I didn't even realize it. A friend recently joked that she couldn't imagine what my wife, Elysha, was thinking when she married…

I'm afraid of the day when the garbage truck's arrival on a Monday morning ceases to be entertainment for my children. Thankfully, this was not that day.

A middle-aged person recently told me that he doesn't have any gay friends and has never had a gay friend or even a gay acquaintance. I think this probably means…

In case you haven't heard, I have no intention of ever dying. Sincerely. So what follows is purely hypothetical. So if I were to die — WHICH IS NEVER GOING…

It's not often that a real person who exists within a fictional story gives you an object that represents a critical moment from that story. It probably happens as often…

I had a delicious, delightful dinner at The Perfect Wife in Manchester Center, Vermont, this weekend.  As we waited for the check, I excused myself to use the restroom. I…