The Boogha Boogha Monster returns after more than two decades
When I was a kid, my brothers and sisters and I would often spend our evenings playing a game that we called Monster. I would be given a few minutes…
You get 40 points just for breathing
Someone please explain to me how a quarterback can fail to complete a single pass or do anything productive for his team and still have a rating of 39.6. Shouldn’t…
Dressed up to not work out
Regardless of how many times I see this (and it’s almost daily), I’ll never understand it: Two women are working out together at the gym. One is dressed in a…
Where does she learn these things?
I went upstairs to see if I could get my two-year old to nap. She had been sitting in the crib for almost an hour, talking and playing but not…
Working hard for the money: Update
A few years ago, I posted a list of all the jobs I have held in my life in chronological order. Things have changed since then, so here is my…
What I never told you about marriage
The Forbes piece is “What Your Mother Never Told You About Life After Marriage.” The thesis of the piece (if you haven’t already guessed) is this: Marriage is not easy,…
Goodnight dance
My daughter has taken to dancing right before bed. We read our books, and just when we are ready to turn off the lights and plop her in her crib,…
My first bit of Thanksgiving thanks
The dog woke up at 2:30 AM. She was acting crazy. Snorting, sneezing, and rolling on the ground. I thought she was sick. Then I smelled something foul. “Oh no,”…
The maypole is kind of stupid. Right?
It’s the kind of thing that parents love because they get to watch their kid run around a pole as they genuflect on tradition and ancestry and Earthy goodness, but…
Coupons can’t terrorize anyone
I love The Daily Beast, but their headlines can occasionally be sensationalized to the point of absurdity. Yesterday The Daily Beast reported on a Groupon deal gone bad. British bakery…
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