Cardboard cutout cruelty
From the TIME piece entitled Fake Transit Cop Spooks Bike Thieves Unable to pay more officers to patrol its transit stops, the Boston area’s debt-laden transit authority has resorted instead…
Bad ass old man of all time
Samuel Whittemore might just be the toughest old guy in the history of the world. Born in England in 1694, Whittemore went to North America in 1745 as a captain…
No way, Jose.
Sometimes the less correct word choice is the better word choice. Case in point: AP Style tip: Velcro is a trademark for nylon material that can be pressed together for…
Best prisoner’s dilemma ever
This is a classic case of the prisoner’s dilemma. Though it is incredibly unorthodox, I think it’s played brilliantly.
Credit this blog for last night’s Moth StorySLAM victory
When I started blogging in 2004, people thought it was silly. They believed that it represented an unpolished, unprofessional form of writing that would go unread and unnoticed and eventually…
You know that you’ve hit the big time when…
Elysha pointed out that the toy that my son was playing with (which she picked up in a consignment shop last week) was Gordon from Sesame Street. Just imagine what…
Neither true nor universally acknowledged
My wife’s favorite first line from literature comes Pride and Prejudice: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in…
Don’t text and drive.
This amazing and devastating documentary from legendary director Werner Herzog should be required viewing for anyone who drives a car and owns a cell phone. I don’t text and drive.…
Susan Cain is right about most things, but she is wrong about death
Author Susan Cain posted this in response to her reading from the Book of Ecclesiastes: I don’t know why everyone talks about the fear of death. I love life, but…
Which would you prefer: The super supportive or hyper-critical spouse?
My wife and I attended a storytelling performance recently. A guy in his late twenties took the stage and told a story. He made great efforts to be funny but…
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