Singular and centered
On Saturday night we celebrated the birthday of my wife’s Uncle Bob at a pizza place in the Berkshires. This painting, which stretched across much of the wall above our…
On Saturday night we celebrated the birthday of my wife’s Uncle Bob at a pizza place in the Berkshires. This painting, which stretched across much of the wall above our…
1. Lose 23 pounds, bringing me down to my high school track and field weight. Down eleven pounds since the beginning of the year. Twelve to go. 2. Do at…
More fallout from the failed Rapture: Expert Rapture predictor Harold Camping's public relations manager moved his family from California to Ohio a month before the supposed Rapture in order to…
I found these little people on the window sill yesterday, set up in a position that I assume can only be a reenactment of the Saint Peter story. Naturally, my…
I couldn’t quite remember my daughter’s birthday today. I thought I knew it, and I knew I was within ten days or so of the correct date, but I couldn’t…
From Fox News: Is Obama Chewing Gum at Joplin Memorial Service? Earlier today President Obama spoke at a memorial service in Joplin, MO honoring those who lost their lives to…
From a recent McCann survey of more than 7,000 people ages 16-30 across a variety of countries: Given a list of things (including cosmetics, their car, their passport, their phone…
When my daughter gets angry, she begins moving and narrating her motion as it is taking place. For example: Mommy: Clara, It’s time for bed! Clara: No! I running! I…
When I was in my early twenties, I worked two full time jobs while awaiting trial for a crime I did not commit. I would arrive at South Shore Bank…
Scenario #1: Something has gone wrong early in the day. It is not good. The rest of the day promises to only get worse. I say, “Damn. Everything is going…