A friend posted a first day of school picture on Facebook recently. Her son looked ready for his first day of kindergarten at their nearby Catholic school. I recognized this kind of picture very well. In fact, I have seen many like it, especially as social media provided a ready outlet for these kinds of […]
I felt right at home inside the bar. Now that might sound like old news to people who know me well, but this situation had a different element. The bar in question was in Cambridge, Mass., and I had never visited the place before. When I exited the subway station, I had to walk down […]
I like to make a big deal out of life’s minor inconveniences. That’s part of my schtick, and I usually have my tongue planted firmly in my cheek as I make my rants. But I have found one thing that I truly think we need to overcome before we can further evolve as a nation, […]
I had an idea several years ago. I wanted to go to every local carnival and make up a t-shirt with the information about each one like a rock tour shirt. That plan fell apart for two reasons – my daughter and I saw our carnival attendance diminish, and I’m lazy. We just had too […]
At some point, I will get used to the scene. I hope I don’t, however. This thought ran through my head late on a Saturday night as I jumped up and down and sang “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers at the top of my lungs. I also attempted to catch the moment on video at […]
Everyone should have the chance to enjoy their vacation how they please. However, the week I just spent at the beach with my family convinced me that more and more people should hire us as vacation planners. For instance, we would strongly urge you to resist the temptation to buy one of those large umbrellas […]
When I woke up last Friday, I knew we had a problem on our hands. The morning of our last full day at the beach brought a whole lot of rain. We had already weathered the storm – literally. The rain came the day before as well, but we filled the time with crafts, Bingo […]
I have a complicated relationship with pop culture. I really enjoy pretty much all forms of entertainment and am fascinated by the people that can do those sorts of things. But I hate the attendant drooling over every single aspect of these people’s lives, especially when people start getting obsessed with bad things that happen […]
When I first saw the official-looking letter, I got worried for a second. After all, you don’t expect to get mail from federal court. But then I looked closer. The envelope was not that fat so it didn’t have lots of documents in there. No one had to sign for it, so it couldn’t have […]
Every once in a while, I get a hankering to make positive changes in my diet. I take stock of what I have been eating and vow to eat healthier. Of course, my most recent attempt at this came right after I bought a bunch of mini candy bars on sale to keep in my […]