My daughter may be in communication with aliens
Yesterday morning Clara began systematically removing balls from the ball pit and placing them in various kitchen accouterments. Later in the day, at her birthday party at her aunt’s…
Sometimes she’s a little too witty
I’m reading Stephen King’s new short story collection, All Dark, No Stars. The final story in the book is about a woman who discovers that her husband of twenty-five years…
The best kind of consolation
My DJ business, the occasional book appearance, and yes, the Patriots home games will sometimes keep me away from home at bedtime, and oftentimes for much of the day. Knowing…
Snow day
There’s about three or four feet of snow on our front lawn, and with it have come a bunch of snow days. I have many colleagues who loathe the snow…
Not sure how to feel about this.
I felt utterly torn when I first watched this banned Super Bowl commercial that pits Jesus against President Obama. My initial reaction: I’m glad they banned this commercial from the…
There is a big difference between girl-on-girl and elephant-on-girl
Today I Googled “What percentage of women are killed by women each year”? The fifth item on Google’s list was: How many women are killed by elephants each year? No,…
Worst attempt to legitimize an already bizarre business model
See these smiles? Look how happy this guy is! Want to guess what he does for a living? He is a member of the brave men and women of Pet…
The mindless hum of mindless agreement
On a recent episode of Oprah (forcefully viewed from a waiting room), I heard Gavin de Becker, author of THE GIFT OF FEAR, say: “Men fear that women will laugh…
Do she not speak good on purpose?
I liked this paragraph from a piece in The Economist a lot: It's not exactly a surprise that Mrs Palin uses the English language the way most people do: confusingly.…
Not booing. Just cheering.
Why do sports fans almost exclusively call out players names in unison only when the name can be made to sound more like a boo then a cheer? I can’t…
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