Some things are better left unsaid
"Goodbye, you interesting looking poopie!" I wish she wouldn’t describe everything that goes on in the bathroom.
Call me an imbecile all you want. Just leave these particular fathers alone, lest we hurt their feelings and make them cry.
Apparently there are fathers in the world who don’t like to be perceived as bumbling fools. From a New York Times piece on the issue: The hapless, bumbling father is…
I abandoned the Catholic Church at the age of seven. Credit my Catholic mother.
Paul Elie, a senior fellow in the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs at Georgetown, suggests in the New York Times this week that Catholics (of which he…
Best moment
My daughter ran up to me and said, "Dad, can I have you?" "Have me what?" I asked. “In my arms!" Nothing in life has made me happier.
Future game show host?
I would never presume to tell my daughter what to do with her life. She can pursue whatever career she’d like, and I will support her every step of the…
Nineteenth century women did some insane things in the pursuit of beauty. But the modern woman is a hell of a lot crazier.
Mental Floss lists 11 Really Terrible 19th-Century Beauty Tips. They include: Bathe in ammonia. Don’t wash your face, hands or hair. Dash soapsuds into your eyes to keep them clean.…
The future of publishing
When it comes to the future of publishing, I want it on the record that my wife and I are doing our jobs to ensure the existence of future readers.
Resolution update: February 2013
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post the progress of my yearly goals at the end of each month on this blog. The following are the results through…
Football is better than fashion, even if both are inane.
On Sunday night, my wife turned on the television half an hour before the Academy Awards were to begin to watch the fashion on the red carpet. Less than two…
Wife and daughter are capable of even making The Moth better.
As much as I love The Moth, the drive into the city immediately after work is never easy for me. I don’t get a chance to see my family, and…
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