Pub day outfit
I came home from the gym this morning and found my little boy wearing this pub day celebratory outfit. First she hires someone to mow the lawn for me, and…
I am not alone on this new journey
My latest book, MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND, lands in stores today. In the book industry, it’s known as pub day, and it could not be more thrilling. I was…
Best tea party ever!
I walked back into the kitchen after folding some clothes, and this is what I found: My daughter, Clara. sitting in front of her brother, Charlie, with all the accoutrement…
There’s a time and place for bad news
My wife sent these photos to me while I was on the golf course this morning. I have played golf with many married men and women whose spouses seem…
The iPhone needs a better name
The device in my pocket is called an iPhone, but I’m starting to believe that this is the worst name possible for it. At one time, the primary function of…
I can teach you how to sleep
TIME magazine reports that “the business of helping people get a good night’s rest is likely to remain what it is: A fast-growing sector in an otherwise slow-moving economy.” In…
When choosing a gravestone, why not get creative?
Actor Leslie Nielson’s tombstone is a park bench which engraved with his trademark quote: Sit down whenever you can. In 2002 interview regarding his film “Men with Brooms” (which centered…
Face down! All of you!
Note the position of the babies (and the pig) in my daughter’s crib. Every single one of them is face down. This, in my daughter's mind, is the only way…
I spy a fundamental misunderstanding of the “I Spy” game
While driving up to the Berkshires yesterday, we played “I Spy” in the car. Clara: I spy with my little eye something very far away. My wife and I offered…
I experienced my first taste of anti-Semitism through online poker, and I’m not even Jewish.
Self acknowledged gamer and geek Eisa Melendez wrote a piece for Slate on the challenges of being a female gamer in today’s world, including the horrific levels of sexual harassment…
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