There is rarely much correlation between the things that are funny, and the things that should be.

smiling in a time of contagion

For twenty years I've been holding onto a memory, but whenever I try to explain it people react in the wrong way. Let me try again.

Falling Down Stairs

I like living here in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for at least six months out of every year. Then it gets cold and dark and dismal, and you have to be very deliberate about cheering yourself up. Here's an example of how I do that.

How I Cheer Myself Up During the Holidays

You know what The Script is - it's the ritual with which we signal to one another that we're not alarmingly unusual.

Everything Is Not Awesome

I don't care who you are, there's something other-worldy about having your conscience called-out by a three-year-old.

The Cold, Moist Salmon of Hypocrisy

Why must Halloween be so awkward?

From My Newsletter, October 30, 2019