Less lecture. More learning.
In 2013, I did a TED Talk entitled “Speak Less. Expect More.” Unfortunately, the audio engineer failed me that day, and the recording was poor. Although my voice is discernible…
The McRib is super healthy and nothing like a yoga mat
I have to assume that the McRib will be coming to Connecticut shortly. I ate three McRibs during a two day trip to Indiana in the fall, and according to…
Resolution update: February
Each month I post the progress of my New Year’s resolutions here as a means of holding myself accountable. The following are the results through the month of February.PERSONAL HEALTH1.…
Cat Heaven snuck up on me and made me cry.
If you’re a cat lover or a book lover or a person who suffers from an ongoing existential crisis or simply a human being, Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant is…
I’ve found the next, great cereal spokesperson
Does anyone know a head honcho or an advertising executive at Cheerios?
One of these words is not like the others
My daughter asked to learn some new words tonight, so my wife went with callipygous, plethora, and personification. Guess which one I thought was slightly questionable (but ultimately fine).
Friendship Application 3.0
Behold the newly-revised Friendship Application 3.0. Friendship Application 1.0 is more than five years old, and Friendship Application 2.0 is three years old, so it was time for an update.…
I won’t be reading my novel to my children. For a damn good reason.
My son asked me to read my novel, Unexpectedly, Milo, to him. "Too long," I told him. "No pictures. Let’s find something else." It also has an awkward and explicit…
5 questions about the third line of James Taylor “Fire and Rain,” which will likely plague me until the end of days.
The first lines from James Taylor’s song Fire and Rain confuse me. Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone.Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to…
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