Julie Andrews trumps the Patriots
I missed my first Patriots home game in three years yesterday while attending the final performance of our rock opera, The Clowns. Don’t get me wrong. I couldn't have been…
Fear not. There is a perfectly legal means for students and teachers to bully students different than them.
A new bill requiring public schools to enforce anti-bullying policies passed through Michigan’s Senate on Thursday. Good news. Right? But at the last minute, Republican lawmakers added an extra line…
You can’t just say it’s art
In honor of his passing, one of my favorite Rooney rants. And Andy’s right. As usual. There comes a time when we all have to acknowledge that the twisted piece…
Translation #2
Another translation of an overly diplomatic tweet and another overly diplomatic tweet from the local police department (Note: CL&P is the local electricity provider): Original tweet: If in an area…
Guest post: An essay on the power of getting to know an author personally
One of the unexpected joys of publishing a book is the connections that you make with readers around the country. A middle school student in a suburb of Chicago reads…
The awaiting-a-proper-title To-Do List #1
Three weeks ago, I challenged myself to publish a clever, creative, subversive to-do list every Friday in the spirit of this best-ever to-do list:Then I completely forgot about the challenge…
The most mysterious and captivating 83 seconds of video on the Internet
There is so much about this video that fascinates me. So many small, inexplicable elements coming together to create this symphony of utter strangeness. I feel like I am missing…
Three principles to guarantee happiness
I live my life by three core principles that have served me well:1. Happy wife, happy lifeA man who had been married to his wife for 75 years offered this…
Two Whales
This is the first picture that my daughter has drawn that matches, albeit vaguely, the objects she claims it represents. “Two Whales” is the title she has given this piece,…
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