Pay to pray is shameful and disgusting. It needs to end.
A few years ago, in an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” the comedian Larry David bought scalpers’ tickets to his congregation’s High Holy Day services, and was kicked out when…
Monopoly, short and cruel
When I was a kid, I stopped playing Monopoly because of my best friend, Bengi. Whenever we sat down to play, he would rally the other players against me, making…
The bird
My hands contain a total of ten digits. Eight fingers and two thumbs. Though these appendages are my own, social mores prevent me from raising my middle finger while in…
False promises and The Matty Factor
I borrowed a pair of cuff links from my DJ partner, Bengi, before last week’s wedding. Mine are missing, and after finding one of them on the floor of my…
A disservice to womankind
This weekend, I was interviewing the longest married couples at a wedding, asking them if they had any advice for our bride and groom. One lady responded: Do a lot…
Mother’s Day kind of sucks. Huh?
The run-up to Father’s Day is often dominated by gadget guides that contain gifts referred to as “toys for the man in your life.” Cameras, universal remotes, cell phones, game…
Elysha rules
I was recently reminded of this exchange of words from a few years ago. Elysha and I were walking around the reservoir with another couple when the wife asked Elysha…
Please explain Mr. Jobs
When entering a new phone number into a contact list on the iPhone, the user is given the choice of identifying the origin of the number as: Work, home, mobile,…
Golf with an added bonus
After saying goodbye to my students this afternoon, I spent the rest of the afternoon playing golf with a good friend named Phil. I managed to beat him (again), but…
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