I suspect that working women are more mentally tough than Barbara Walters believes
Barbara Walters had this to say about the recent TIME magazine cover: “This is such a guilt trip for working women.” Is it naïve of me to suggest that Barbara…
Exposing the lunatic Little League coaches for who they really are.
Here’s an idea I’m considering: Write a blog that examines the youth baseball culture in my town and/or neighboring towns, with specific emphasis on assessing and critiquing the coaching style…
Fostering disobedience
My three-year old daughter, Clara, and her younger friend, Ella were playing upstairs while the adults were chatting downstairs. I was sitting at the top of the staircase, listening to…
Not exactly a solution to my existential crisis, but it’s a start.
I’m not sure where this bit of dialogue originates. I saw it posted on Twitter and immediately fell in love with it. It encapsulates an enormous part of my life…
Plants have a sense of smell. A SENSE OF SMELL, PEOPLE! This brings them one step closer to chickens and cows and pigs.
I have always secretly hoped that someday we would discover that plants are just as sentient as animals, and as a result, all the ethical vegans of the world would…
Will she be asking to meet for coffee next?
As I kissed my daughter goodnight and exited the bedroom, my wife offered to sing her customary song before following me downstairs. “No, Mommy,” Clara said. “No song. Let’s talk.”…
There must be something wrong with people who tan on a regular basis. Right?
Is it wrong for me to assume that anyone who is still using a tanning bed on a regular basis, after all the evidence linking tanning to skin cancer, is…
Hate reading and hate watching: What a stupid, disingenuous waste of time
In case you aren’t familiar with the terms, hate reading is the idea that a reader can despise a book and everything it stands for but still find pleasure in…
Go to bed (in a whisper)
Two days ago my daughter took a rather hard lined (and hilarious) approach to the animals in her book while putting them to bed. Just one day later, her position…
How to win at tug of war
Victor Mather of the New York Times proposed 10 Olympic events that should be resurrected for the upcoming London games, including tug of war. Tug of War was an annual…
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