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Charlie asks why some tee shirts have one seemingly useless pocket. He’s right. Right? Pointless pockets. I’m so annoyed that I didn’t think of this first. He beat me to the joke. Also, the apple apparently does not fall far from the tree.  

“The worst labyrinth is not that intricate form that can entrap us forever, but a single and precise straight line.” —Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Luis Borges and I are in complete agreement. A life that is not constantly shifting, changing, twisting, and tuning is a stagnant one. Change is to be sought out, chased after,…

I left Boston at 10:30 PM on Tuesday night after attending a Moth StorySLAM with friends. I arrived from around 12:30 AM and was in bed by 1:00 AM. My alarm went off at 3:15 AM this morning. By 3:30 AM, I was on the road, heading for Bradley International Airport, where I would begin…

I’m constantly overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of volunteers in my kids’ lives. My son, Charlie, plays Little League. For the last three years and six baseball seasons, his coach has been Jason Sikorski, and along the way, a host of assistant coaches. These men and women are unpaid teachers, role models, and baseball…

Mike Lombardi, in his newsletter “The Daily Coach” told this story: The late, great country music singer Toby Keith was on the golf course with his hero, actor, director, and Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood. Eastwood told Keith between shots that he was heading to Augusta, Georgia, in the morning to begin shooting for his…

I saw this case at Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory in South Deerfield, MA. I get it. Amidst cases filled with lizards, insects, and other creatures, you don’t want visitors staring into an empty case, looking for something that doesn’t exist. But I see a sign like this and think, “Someone is messing with me. I’ll…

I was listening to a group of authors discuss how challenging social media can be. The cruelty of strangers. The negativity of reviews. The relentless challenge of the masses. My advice is simple: If social media is hard because people are mean – and they can be really mean – STOP LOOKING. Place your content…

My friend Jeni Bonaldo and I went to a Moth StorySLAM in the Bronx on Wednesday night. It was a memorable occasion. First, I won the StorySLAM, which always makes the night a lot better—my 62nd Moth StorySLAM victory and my third this year. I told a story about a simple moment at a minor…

Recent data on interviewing: 53% of interviewees struggle with eye contact 50% of interviewees ask for unreasonable compensation 47% of interviewees dress inappropriately 27% of interviewees use inappropriate language 21% of interviewees refuse to turn on their camera 19% of interviewees brought a parent Some of these things are less concerning to me than others.…

Charlie saw this building across the street while waiting in line for a Broadway show. It annoyed him. Tremendously. The uneven windows,” he said, pointing. “Why?” he asked. “Why?” I had no explanation. “I’m sure there’s a reason,” I said. “I just don’t know what it is.” “There can be no reason for something like…