“A friend in need is a friend indeed” is more complicated than it appears.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. I have always been under the impression that this proverb has a derogatory connotation. I thought it meant that when someone is…
More problems with Dicks
I recently wrote about my need to change my last name in the UK for the purposes of publishing. While I am happy to be retaining my given name in…
My single statement
Seed magazine asks: If you only had a single statement to pass onto others summarizing the most vital lesson to be drawn from your work, what would it be? The…
New favorite photos
This series of photos, taken by my father-in-law, are my new favorite pictures of my wife and daughter. I am a very lucky man.
Avoiding trouble through clever wordplay
My two-year old daughter spilled some milk on the couch yesterday. Actually, she removed the straw from her cup, turning it into a makeshift sippy cup, and then proceeded to…
The rules of golf: Remove shrapnel from the course, take cover during bombing runs and take a free drop if your ball is destroyed by enemy action
Perhaps I just enjoy golfing more, and perhaps I do not require as much sleep as most, but I have a great number of friends who enjoy golfing (and play…
Not everything about Curious George is good.
The fact that The Man with the Yellow Hat doesn't have an actual name is pretty stupid.
Generation gap
These are photographs of my daughter and her great grandmother in an ice cream shop in the Berkshires. My great grandmother on my mother’s side lived until I was about…
A lot of great news, but the vomit trumps it all
A few bits of great news: My fifth graders performed Shakespeare’s Henry V last night, using the original Old English, and did a masterful job. Two friends and colleagues turned…
Jon Stewart read my blog and stole my bit.
Damn that Jon Stewart. He said the same thing I did, except he was a lot funnier. Also, did you hear that Palin supporters are attempting to edit Paul Revere’s…
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