First carrousel ride
The first time my daughter saw a carrousel, she cried. The second time she saw a carrousel, she cried again. I thought it would be years before she ever boarded…
Women need not consume
Companies are free to market to any segment of the public that they’d like, but this just strikes me as an especially bad idea. Why so blatantly alienate half of…
What do lobsters and cul-de-sacs have in common?
I like it when perceived extravagances and status symbols are proven to be not so extravagant and rather artificial. A century ago, lobsters were so plentiful and inexpensive that they…
Our favorite video of all time
Someone taught our two-year old daughter to dance, and it wasn’t us. In the midst of shopping with Elysha this weekend, the right song came on, and this happened. Where…
Tears of joy
My wife reacted similarly when I told her about my first book deal. I’ve been trying to make her cry ever since.
It’s easy to be self-righteous and stupid when you’ve never known hunger
Sesame Street decides to portray poverty in an attempt to raise awareness and allow the impoverished and hungry children of America to feel recognized and validated and Fox News decides…
Everything I wrote before the age of 30 was terrible
Ira is right. Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.
Lunchbox notes for the ladies
Redbook recently posited the importance of men telling women why they love them in a piece entitled 50 Weird Things He Loves About You. In the same week, The Wall…
Nervous
Our little girl gets very anxious every time we read Are You My Mother to her. I guess that big, loud Snort can seem kind of scary.
Boy learns that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father for the first time
This is hilarious, and I will certainly make a point of doing the same someday when my children discover the secret of Darth Vader. Better still, it makes me wonder…
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