No social media. No bling. Just friends.
It occurred to me that my three closest male friends all have the following in common: They have no Facebook accounts. Two have no account whatsoever, and the third has…
Not three. Look closely. Five.
I stepped into our bedroom to inform my wife that I was heading to the gym. This is what I found: A couple interesting things about this photograph: When my…
USA versus UK
The Millions recently ran a piece entitled Judging Books by Their Covers 2013: U.S. Vs. U.K. that compares book covers in the United States to their literary counterparts in the…
Three reasons I don’t ski. I also avoid cocaine and Angry Birds for similar reasons.
I don’t ski. Years ago, a doctor told me to avoid skiing because of the cartilage tears in both of my knees. While I often cite this as the reason…
Based upon this year’s birthday gifts, I’m much more mature than I was two years ago.
My wife gave me tickets to American Idiot, the theatrical adaptation of Green Day’s rock opera of the same name, for my birthday. Coincidentally, a friend who shares the same…
Thanks. Ouch.
My friend (who is under 30 and lives in Brooklyn) referred to me as a “42-year-old hipster” in his happy birthday greeting to me yesterday. I don’t think I’ve ever…
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,…
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