What gives, ladies?
Nicholas Kristof recently wrote an Op-Ed in the NY Times about women and religion, illustrating the oppressive nature that religion continues to exert upon women, excluding them from hierarchies and…
Why use Twitter?
When I am asked why I use Twitter, I will reference this article by Howard Rheingold. I’ll then add that I have made friends (some of whom I have subsequently…
If more Republicans were like this… Yikes.
On the day that the Democrats lost a Senate seat once held for forty years by Ted Kennedy, I thought it was worth mentioning that although I tend to lean…
If I ruled the world…
If I were ruler of the world, I would immediately enact the following laws to improve the quality of life for all of humankind: 1. Drivers who pull alongside one…
Thick skin
In the last month, the following has been said to me by some of my closest friends: This would be much easier to solve if I didn’t have to worry…
Frightened
I’m currently proofreading Unexpectedly, Milo. This is my last chance to make changes, and they cannot be big ones. A word here or a word there at most. Everything else…
“Separate but equal” still alive in Hollywood
My wife and I caught about ten minutes of the Golden Globe Awards last night, and I came away wondering: Why are the best acting awards divided along gender lines?…
I was the parent of a teenager, even if some people choose to discount it.
A couple of days ago, I received a phone call from a friend asking for advice about her sick child. The boy was suffering from a lingering fever despite the…
Better ways of feeling good about yourself
Someone recently told me that watching television shows like The Jersey Shore and The Real Housewives of Wherever makes people “feel better about themselves.” I suggested the same argument could…
The right thing
I was recently planning on doing the wrong thing, but upon reflection, I decided to do the right thing. And you know what? I’m not happy. That’s the problem with…
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