My wife gave me tickets to "American Idiot," the theatrical adaptation of Green Day’s rock opera of the same name, for my birthday. Coincidentally, a friend who shares my birthday…
My friend (who is under 30 and lives in Brooklyn) called me a “42-year-old hipster” in his happy birthday greeting yesterday. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so complimented and…
The Wall Street Journal published a story last week entitled The Nerve-Racking, Soul-Searching, Exhilarating Process of Shopping for a Handbag, that I sort of find unbelievable and tragic. In fact,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The answer to the eternal question was surprising. And a little disappointing. Physicists have no sense of drama.
