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 work my way through college exactly as this recent New York Times piece describes, but I was close. Though I graduated with debt, it was less than a year’s worth…
Lessons learned from my McDonald’s career
My career at McDonald’s was a long one with many twists and turns. I began working for McDonald’s at 16 after a friend learned they were paying ten cents over…
Making people laugh is supposed to be hard work.
It’s impossible to describe the joy I feel when watching my daughter make my son burst into laughter. I just hope that she realizes that not every audience will be…
Immoveable object versus unstoppable force
The answer to the eternal question was surprising. And a little disappointing. Physicists have no sense of drama.
Science supports my wife’s hatred of cilantro and my hatred of broccoli, but she has more credibility than me in food related issues. Unfairly so.
In speaking about cilantro, Julia Child once said, “I would pick it out if I saw it and throw it on the floor.” My wife concurs. Though her palate is…
The person with the highest standards should not automatically be awarded the moral high ground
A piece titled You’re Dividing Chores Wrong by Emily Oster argues that spouses should divide chores based on increased marginal cost. It’s an interesting argument, but the part that I found most compelling…
Henry!
Several years ago, I attended the stag party of a guy named Mike. Held within a VFW hall, a bunch of guys gathered around tables to play cards, drink, and…
Politics of Competitive Board Gaming Among Friends
You’re going to love this. I promise. It’s as if characters from any one of my novels were ripped from the pages and brought to life.
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