Happy to not suffer from a shrinking penis
David Brook’s book The Social Animal makes reference to a mental condition known as koro. Koro is a culture-specific syndrome from Southeast Asia in which the person has an overpowering…
Mindy Kaling’s 13 Rules for Guys
Mindy Kaling’s memoir Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me has a chapter that lists and explains Kaling’s 13 Rules for Guys. I liked the list immediately because of its number. Thirteen. Not ten.…
Gratitude journal: Daddy!
Almost without fail, my favorite moment of every day is moment I step through the door after work and hear my daughter shout “Daddy!” Most of the time she comes…
Cat Stevens taught me that authors should not act like jerks.
I have a more-than-slight tendency to act like a jerk. I can be biting, sarcastic, oppositional, confrontational, aggravating, nonconforming, and disagreeable. My mother referred to me as The Instigator. I…
Real estate booming in certain sectors
Whenever we drive by construction site and machines are digging into the ground, Clara says that they are digging holes for rabbits. It’s a cute and sweet and innocent comment,…
A lot of preparation required in order to watch TV
Sometimes a couch and a couple pillows just aren’t good enough. Sometimes my daughter requires a couple carefully chosen friends, a strategically placed umbrella, a well worn winter hat and…
Gratitude journal: Not tempted in the slightest
Tonight I am grateful for my job. Earlier this evening, I was offered a teaching job at a different school that included an increase in pay, an opportunity for advancement…
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