Here is a list of the eight most common stroke triggering behaviors, excluding persistently high blood pressure. Coffee consumption (10.6%)Vigorous physical exercise (7.9%)Nose blowing (5.4%)Sexual intercourse (4.3%)Straining to defecate…
I can’t decide which is worse: The toy, which is simply horrifying. The behavior of the host, which was utterly bizarre. Her face, which looks like it is being held…
Great. Someone who shares my name has been arrested and booked at the Polk Country Jail in Des Moines, Iowa for failure to pay child support. You’d think my name is difficult…
A man’s choice about his name says a lot about him. Some names are destined for nicknames, and those that reject these predetermined, perfectly palatable nicknames in favor of their…
A number of interesting thoughts from John Irving and Jonathan Franzen from their appearance at The Connecticut Forum. John Irving’s favorite word is penis, and he claims it to be…
One of my students named my bald spot Jerry today. “Hi Mr. Dicks,” she said. “Hi, Jerry.” Sometimes their cruelty can be so damn cute.
Last week I wrote about my opinion of the the celebrations following Osama Bin Laden’s death, and while I still believe that my assertions are correct, these kids sound a…
Cecil Rhodes, former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony of South Africa and founder of the De Beers Mining Company, the Rhodes Scholarship program and the state of Rhodesia (later…
Mother’s Day is a difficult day for me, as I expect it is for many. For most of my life, Mother’s Day was an opportunity to tell my mother that…
Tonight Elysha and I had dinner with Allison, a former student who was in my class for second and third grade. After dinner she helped me choose the date for…
