Martin Cooper kicked Alexander Graham Bell’s ass
One of my favorite people in all of human history is Martin Cooper. Ever heard of him? Cooper was a member of the Motorola team that invented the first cellular…
What the hell was that supposed to mean?
In searching for a story that would fit The Moth’s GrandSlam topic Deal Breakers, I asked a few of my friends to suggest a possible story idea or a general…
I would not have handled this situation nearly as well
For those of you not following the publishing industry closely, this is a good and amusing summary of the recent debacle involving the National Book Awards. I must admit: Had…
It’s 6:00 on a Saturday morning. Are you awake?
It’s Saturday morning. I am sitting at my computer, writing. It’s 6:00 AM. I have awake for more than an hour. The dog has been walked. The dishwasher has been …
Not nice
My daughter has begun to demonstrate some of the defiance that is common in toddlers her age. One of the ways this manifests is in her rejection of all things,…
I couldn’t read the word “the”
I don’t know what I was thinking. When I asked my sister to write this blog with me, I didn’t expect every entry to be an attempt to embarrass or…
Future writer? Or perhaps an editor?
Please note my daughter’s brevity (her name is Clara). If there is a fire, she is going to get the hell out for sure. Her sentences are admirable as well.…
Maybe this preschool is worth the cost after all…
Could your child’s preschool teacher send a better photograph than this? It was probably staged…
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