An idiot with a difficult name
A surprisingly large piece about me and the book appeared in the New London Day on Sunday. There was a photo of my book on the front page of the…
No more smiles around the table
I’d like to propose an end to the around-the-table photograph. They suck. You go to a restaurant for a special occasion, engage in lively and engaging conversation, enjoy good food…
Cupcakes and college professors
I rounded off the week with two more book appearances following my first appearance at Barnes and Noble on pub day. On Wednesday night, I traveled to Suffield, CT to…
No girls allowed
In 1952, women were banned from minor league baseball, essentially locking them out of the possibility of ever playing professional baseball. This ban remains in effect today. What the hell?…
Maniac behind the wheel
I was watching the highway chase scene from The Matrix Reloaded while getting dressed yesterday. A few minutes later I was in my car, driving down the road like the…
Early musical predictor
This website will tell you the name of Billboard’s #1 song on any given day and year. Check to see the most popular song in the land on the day…
My personal life expectancy
The Daily Beast ran a piece on fifteen indicators of life expectancy. Being someone terrified of death and in denial of its eventuality, I was immediately intrigued by the list.…
Huh?
I spotted this sign in the men’s room in the Red Robin adjacent to Gillette Stadium. I don’t get it. The toilets and urinals are using recycled water, which sounds…
Jerry can copy but not the rest of us?
How come Tom Cruise’s Jerry Maguire can steal the now-famous “You complete me” line from the deaf couple in the elevator earlier in the film and still make it sound…
Maybe Toughskins and parachute pants will make a comeback, too
I am pleased to report that there is a new trend in town, and it goes against everything that I despise about the fashion industry. Scientific American reports that researchers…
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