This is one way to make me feel inadequate
When I start to think that writing is hard and writing novels is even harder, I will watch this video and remind myself about how lucky I am. Some people…
An update on my Big Wheel dream
A few important developments since posting about my yearning for a Big Wheel: I learned that one of my friends actually attempted to purchase the adult-sized Big Wheel for me,…
My inner child comes alive
The Big Wheel was just about the coolest childhood toy ever. I was watching some kids on television riding their Big Wheels down the street, and I couldn’t help but…
Differing views on the nature of a loser
A friend recently told me: "The winners in life are the losers who never quit trying." I offered this small bit of rephrasing: The losers in life are the people…
My wife’s lack of physical descriptors don’t prevent me from staring at her constantly
It recently occurred to me that my wife’s lack of physical descriptors would make it hard for me to describe her in a book. “How would you describe me?” she…
Have times really changed that much?
This is amusing and seems to possess a kernel of truth based upon what I read and hear (mostly from non-educators), but I have never experienced a situation like this…
Inexplicable loserdom
Could someone please explain to me why the Alicia Keys and Jay-Z’s song Empire State of Mind causes a large percentage of men to high five, hug and slap one…
Caps? Bolding? Air quotes? And freakin’ Comic Sans?
Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert’s scathing open letter to the fans is frankly too over-the-top and hubris-laden for my taste. I prefer my NBA owners to be a little…
What does she want from me?
In the latest edition of New York Magazine, Doree Shafrir writes about how her opinion of some people take a plunge once she begins to follow them on Twitter: “…people…
Still thinking like a kid
I’ve come to the realization that the source of much of my angst with the world originates from my inability to alter my childhood view of life. In short, I’m…
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