Dregs of the Earth in my baby book
With the birth of my daughter, I’ve recently spent some time flipping through my baby book. It’s been quite enlightening. The best part about the baby book is that it…
Peeing your pants with aplomb
Racing through the pharmacy this morning in search of batteries, I passed through the feminine hygiene products aisle, and while there, I couldn’t help but notice that there is a…
Savant
I was lamenting the fact that bassists don’t get solos tonight when my wife said, “Les Claypool from Primus solos. And Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, too.” There…
A more original and meaningful approach to greeting cards
I was recently told about a new trend in greeting card giving: Signing the cards with a post-it note. When you find a card to which you are particularly fond,…
Sad
Am I the only one who finds it a little too convenient that the acronym of seasonal affective disorder is SAD? In mentioning this to my wife today, she said,…
My happiness is at risk
Just another reason to avoid people who have little more than television to talk about.
It’s just better
I’ve been listening to a lot of rock music from today’s most popular bands: Bowling for Soup, Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Fountains of Wayne, Green Day, Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte,…
The Ethicist, with a twist
I like Randy Cohen, the former writer for the NY Times ethicist column, and I especially enjoyed his weekly podcast when it aired. A friend once asked if something he…
An utter lack of pomp and circumstance
I was listening to the hosts of Slate’s Culture Gabfest discuss the recent firing of movie critic Todd McCarthy, who has been writing at Daily Variety for 31 years. Clearly…
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