Every month, I report the progress of my yearly goals to monitor progress (or the lack thereof) and hold myself accountable.   The following are the results from September 2023.…

After working as a DJ at hundreds of weddings, I've seen many, many wedding cakes, but nothing like this. The ultimate compromise. I think it bodes well for the future…

This has not been an enjoyable 2023 season for New York Yankee fans. When a baseball season is coming to a close, and you find yourself rooting for your beloved…

Exciting news! I'll be performing in the New York Comedy Festival in November. I'll be doing stand-up alongside other comedians in "Andrew Ginsburg and Friends" at Don't Tell Mama in…

On October 21, 2009, I wrote about The Moth for the first time. I'd been listening to their podcast for a while and wrote that I was "flirting with the…

I played golf on four mornings before work last week. I'm lucky. Buena Vista Golf Course is less than three miles from the school where I work. It's an executive…

Clara is telling my nephew about some of the more unusual moments of my life: "He's been hit by a car. Twice! He went through a windshield! And died! Twice!…

My fellow teachers: I humbly suggest that given the massive teacher shortages that school districts are experiencing around the country, we must recognize that our value to our school districts…

The study of flags is known as vexilology. The North American Vexillology Association is the largest organization in the world for flag enthusiasts and scholars. Roman Mars did a TED…

While teaching math this week, I made a mistake while writing an equation on the board. I erased the equation and tried again. Annoyingly, I made the same mistake. I…