Sometimes I get a little homesick. I’m probably not supposed to admit that. Schoolgirls get homesick. But it’s true. When I come home from work at night, I don’t really feel like I’m home. At first I thought it was because I was accustomed to a 90 minute train ride to decompress, and my 20 […]
Man, I’m going to miss this place. We got something like 18 inches, and in some parts it drifted to 3 feet. Beautiful morning. The wind is blowing and swirling but it’s not biting cold. We got absolutely dumped on. The air smells of crackling wood from our wood stove. We’re watching Nemo coverage on […]
We played in the snow yesterday. I didn’t have the heart to tell the boys that it doesn’t snow in Atlanta. They are going to be devastated. We only got about an inch, but it’s the perfect amount for a game we played. The game is simple. It’s called “Look at these footprints.” Or maybe […]
Our home has been on the market now for about 30 days. We’ve had dozens of showings and 3 offers. The thing is going to sell – the interest has been insane – but when? I’m not going to write about all the great features of our house. This isn’t a sales pitch. Instead, I’m […]
I thought it would be helpful to offer up a primer on People From Connecticut. I’m talking mainly about people from lower Fairfield County, but it’s much more fun to generalize.
I got schooled in Monopoly last night. (Actually I let my wife beat me, because she’s 39 weeks pregnant and it felt like the right thing to do.) But it was fun. So many memories came back to me. I played a lot of Monopoly as a kid. Each new Community Chest card brought a […]
This is how ‘Live Free or Die’ gets translated in Darien, Connecticut. It makes me want to punch someone in the face. Or key someone’s BMW. Or smash through someone’s driveway gate. Jesus, New Hampshire, have you really stooped this low? This isn’t some cheerful wordplay you’ve accomplished, it’s sacrilege. It’s heresy. It’s the worst […]
Whenever I see too many commercial practices in a doctor’s office, I get turned off. I’m here so I can get better, not to help you make money. Think teeth-whitening brochures at the dentist. Don’t sell me a cosmetic procedure, just clean my teeth so I can get out of here. I saw a dermatologist […]
I go to the gym to feel good. The goal is to get blood pumping through my body, to get my muscles moving, and to turn off my mind. I would prefer to run outside, in the forest, surrounded by chipmunks and butterflies. But it’s pitch black at 5am, and the forest doesn’t have a […]
I’ve known this since 7th grade, and I can tell you precisely when I realized it. I was sitting in math class. I looked over at Mike Finn, 2 desks away, and imagined what it would be like to make out with him. This was back when making out was the most exciting thing imaginable. […]
I was coming straight from the office, so I met my wife at the movie theater. She was already inside. I handed the cashier my credit card. “I ordered online.” “Just the one?” I tried not to blush. ——————– I knew I was in trouble before the movie even started. The first preview was for […]
6 months ago, I joined a gym and started going to Spin class. If you haven’t done Spin class before, I can imagine how your opinion of me just changed. I can imagine this because I remember exactly what I used to think about Spin class before I tried it: From the outside, all you […]