All My Children and my mom
My memories of the time I spent with my mother during childhood are limited. I grew up in a small farm town in Massachusetts and spent most of my free…
Does knowing the author make the book better?
I once wrote: A book talk places the author in the position of salesperson. He can sell the product or sell himself. I believe the latter to be always preferable.…
Resolution update: April 2011
1. Lose 23 pounds, bringing me down to my high school track and field weight. I’m down eight pounds since the beginning of the year. Fifteen to go. 2. Do…
No sleep for the most responsible
Does anyone else think it strange that we require doctors and air traffic controllers to work eighteen hour shifts without any sleep, yet all the people whose jobs don’t deal…
Help. My wife might be drinking carpet cleaner.
Every night my wife scares the hell out of me. After brushing her teeth, she rinses with mouthwash, and though the mouthwash was purchased at our local pharmacy, it comes…
If you can’t spell, you look like a moron. And you make other people look like morons, too.
I managed McDonald’s restaurants from 1986-1991, 1991-1993 and 1995-1999. During those years, I was arrested and tried for a crime that I did not commit (ending my first stint with…
Top 10 moments from the Mommy convention
As promised (after some encouragement from Ann O’Connell), I attended the Mom’s the Word convention yesterday afternoon at the Connecticut Convention Center. Here are some thoughts and observations: 1. This…
Michael Scott’s final words deserved to be heard
Just for the record, I did not approve of the final moment between Pam Halpert and Michael Scott during Steve Carell’s final episode of The Office. Like the final moment…
Not the friends I want
“Carrying a $10,000 Birkin bag by Hermès will make you the envy of your friends. It could also help you snag a higher salary and better job recommendations.” This is…
Henry Blake and Michael Scott: Thankfully not as intertwined as I (and many others) had feared
As The Office’s Michael Scott leaves the show forever, he boards a plane for Colorado and his new life. The final image before the scene ends is of his plane…
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