I'm in Ottawa, Canada, today to meet author, blogger, and podcaster Shane Parrish. Shane will be interviewing me for his podcast later this morning. When I arrived in Canada, I…

Forty-three years ago this month, on August 1, 1981, MTV went on air for the first time with The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star." I feel very fortunate to…

Elysha received a Facebook memory that read: 13 years ago We attempted to take Clara for her first movie, Winnie the Pooh, but the preview scared the hell out of…

A friend sent this to me and wrote: "This immediately made me think of you, but then I realized that it doesn't work at all because the pessimists aren't also…

I saw this sign above a urinal in an office where I worked. It's a weird sign. First, I was standing at a urinal, but the sign features a traditional…

It was a Monday morning during my first week at Scout camp. I was eleven years old and had just finished eating breakfast when I was told to report to…

Charlie recently noted the silliness of the tee shirt pocket, which I found both astute and amusing. Onstage last week, I told his joke — failing to assign him any…

A recent survey of airline customers indicated the following opinions about egregious behavior on a plane: 86% - Letting kids play in the aisle 82% - Getting drunk 82% -…