It’s the little things that make me feel the most stupid
There are many little things that I cannot do that make me feel stupid. After returning home around 3:00 AM from the Patriots Monday night football game, I found the…
Potential dead friends
I’m in the process of revising my Friendship Application. As I’ve debated new categories to add to my list and the revision of others, I’ve begun to wonder about who…
Cheat cheat never beat. Except by accident.
During a recent visit to our home, my wife’s grandmother asked me, “Did you ever cheat in school? “Absolutely,” I said. “Oh good,” she said. “I can’t stand those people…
Hardest decisions are usually the best decisions
Case in point: As an educator and a parent, I am opposed to placing a television in a child’s bedroom. With the quality of programming available on TV today, as…
High expectations are not always good
Thankfully, I haven’t run into many people like this. Unfortunately, I’ve met a few. This had me laughing out loud.
Anatomy of a toddler’s conversation
This just happened a minute ago. I transcribed it word for word. _____________________________ Clara (enters room): Uh oh. Mommy: Uh oh what? Clara: Uh oh Clara. Mommy: Why oh oh?…
Frazzled moms making a bad name for competent mothers everywhere
Am I wrong or did the New York Times just devote 2,000 words to a handful of women who lack time management skills and allow self-imposed guilt to interfere with…
Bats with bombs
I just finished reading Bill Bryson’s At Home: A Short Histroy of Private Life. I love everything that Bryson writes, and this was no exception. Bryson is one of…
The forgotten freedom of adulthood: Stop disappointing the childhood version of yourself and do something ridiculous
It's strange that a vast majority of Americans favor the four day work week yet somehow we cannot make this happen. Sometimes I think we forget that we are adults,…
Resolution update: November 2010
In an effort to achieve my yearly goals, I post my monthly progress here. Below are my sixteen New Year’s resolutions and my progress thus far. 1. Lose seventeen more…
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