31 lessons I teach my students that aren’t in the curriculum
Never, ever ask a woman if she is pregnant. Old people look weird but have lots and lots of good stuff to say. “I’m sorry. I made a mistake. I…
Three sentences that everyone should say more often
If you read this blog regularly, you know that I have many flaws. In fact, I list them annually. The 2015 list is 35 items long. But here’s something in…
“Spring is here!” roars these tiny, purple flowers.
My daughter found these emerging from the dead grass and stray leaves of the front yard. She informs me that they are crocuses. It’s amazing what my kindergarten daughter…
I want to be Jimmy Fallon
My friend, Bengi, used to play a game with me in which he’d try to find someone in the world I would rather be than myself. We were 19 at…
Changes to this website and blog are coming. Thoughts?
Sometime next week, this blog and my entire website will migrate to a new platform. I have built a new website and spent the last month duplicating content on it…
Legitimate complaints about the toilet
My daughter had a tantrum this weekend when she was told she had to try to use the bathroom before leaving the house. Amongst her complaints: There's nothing to do…
11 thoughts on yesterday’s TEDxBU event, including observations from the restrooms and my advice for future TED speakers.
A few observations from yesterday’s TEDxBU talk at Boston University. 1. I will never understand what possesses organizers like Ben Lawson and Salma Yehia to give up hundreds of hours…
Future CTfastrak spokespersons
Connecticut recently opened CTfastrak, a dedicated bus-only roadway, with stations stretching from Hartford to New Britain. The construction of this roadway and these stations has been underway for as long…
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