Raiders of the Lost Ark most overlooked flaw: Indiana Jones need not apply
The most overlooked flaw of Raiders of the Lost Ark is this: Indiana Jones is superfluous to the story. Had he refused the mission and remained back at the college,…
Pixar’s bathroom. Eddie Van Halen’s M&Ms. Enough. We got it.
I’ve heard the story of Pixar's bathrooms about a thousand times now. Enough. I get it. People peeing together make for great collaboration and great film. I’ve also heard the…
Baby needs a pillow
Our son has been waking up in the middle of the night a few times a week for the past couple of weeks. Sometimes he goes back to sleep. Sometimes…
I am a library maker.
Clara told me I'm a “library maker.” “Because you make books, Daddy,” she said. She could’ve burned the house down and spent all the money in the checking account on…
Spamming scumbags of the week
Each week, among the many interesting, insightful, and occasionally scathing comments on my blog, I find comments from businesses and/or spammers clever enough to avoid spam-detection technology. I delete these…
The greatest brownie spokesperson on the planet today
In the event that Dunkin Hines or one of its competitors is looking for a spokesperson for its Brownie mix, I may have just the person for you. My wife’s…
A hovercraft on a golf course: I officially live in the future.
Golf season is upon us, and I can’t wait to start playing again. I almost always walk when I play, but if I get the chance to ride, I might…
People say the craziest things at author talks
Author and friend Nichole Bernier recently wrote an amusing (and occasionally disturbing) piece in the Huffington Post about the strangest things ever said to authors at book events. I thought…
I don’t stretch. I win.
I don’t like to walk because I'd rather run. Walking seems like such a waste of time. Similarly, I don’t stretch before working out because I could be working out…
First bagel
I didn’t eat my first bagel (from the freezer case at the local Almac’s grocery store) until I was almost twenty years old. My son beat me by about two…
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