I recently lauded the junk drawer’s unifying powers as something we sorely need in our current world. But not all drawers are created equal. Oh no. In fact, I believe there’s a relative of the junk drawer that casts a shadow of pure evil across every household in the world. I’m talking about the Tupperware …
Earlier this week, Melinda took Dominic to his first concert. It was for some girl named Tate McRae, a singer who, according to Wikipedia, was born during my sophomore year of college. “Are you sure you want to go?” I asked Dominic when he asked for tickets. “I’ve never heard of this chick, and I’ve …
Who’d have thought naming a new baby could be so stressful?
I was five years old the first time I had a drink.
While a snow day means you don’t have to deal with other people’s asshole kids, it means you have to deal with your own.
Everyone has a scarring family story. Mine involves my grandfather and his boat.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for losing your mind
Being a parent is not nearly as hard as all those mommy blogs make it out to be.
I’ve never been much of a Halloween guy. It’s probably because the street I grew up on wasn’t very conducive to trick or treating. There aren’t sidewalks, and the houses are pretty far apart, so it would’ve taken four hours to get down the street on my little legs. So each year, my mom would …
There’s this game I play with my students on the first day of school, where I ask them near the end of the class to write down something they think they know about me. It’s a task I assign for several purposes, most of which are self-serving. I want to take my students’ temperature, see …
I Don't Belong Here. 