The search for the perfect handbag instead uncovers a small herd of vapid, mindless, disgusting sheep.
The Wall Street Journal published a story last week entitled The Nerve-Racking, Soul-Searching, Exhilarating Process of Shopping for a Handbag, that I sort of find unbelievable and tragic. In fact,…
Creepy doll babysitting my son
My daughter, Clara, agreed to play with her baby brother in his room while my wife was getting dressed. After a few minutes, Clara changed her mind and wanted to…
Are the lessons learned by working your way through college worth the cost?
I didn’t exactly work my way through college in the way that this recent New York Times piece discusses, but it was close. Though I graduated from college with debt,…
Lessons learned from my McDonald’s career
My career at McDonald’s was a long one with many twists and turns. I began working for McDonald’s when I was 16 years old after a friend learned that they…
Making people laugh is supposed to be hard work.
It’s impossible to describe the joy I feel when watching my daughter make my son burst into laughter. I just hope that she realizes that not every audience will be…
Immoveable object versus unstoppable force
The answer to the eternal question turned out to be surprising. And a little disappointing. Physicists have no sense of drama.
Science supports my wife’s hatred of cilantro and my hatred of broccoli, but she has more credibility than me in food related issues. Unfairly so.
In speaking about cilantro, Julia Child once said, “I would pick it out if I saw it and throw it on the floor.” My wife concurs. Though her palate is…
The person with the highest standards should not automatically be awarded the moral high ground
A piece entitled You’re Dividing Chores Wrong by Emily Oster argues that chores between spouses should be divided based upon increased marginal cost. It’s an interesting argument, but the part…
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