NUTHIN’ BUT A GANGSTA (OFFICE) PARTY
A friend (let's call her "Friend") went to her off-site office party last week and had quite the tale to tell the next day. I'm not talking about the usual story of executive staff getting [...]
“THE SEVEN HABITS”
Recently I started reading the wildly popular book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey for the second time. My older brother recommended it to me a few years ago and [...]
BRAVO! BRAVO! (WHAT WAS THAT!?)
So I'm in the kitchen guzzling a non-diet soda when my kid comes up to me in his underwear, a scarf around his neck. He opens the conversation. "Daddy!" "What's up kid?" "I must sing [...]
KID COMEDY
Earlier today my wife asked our boy to spell her first name. He proudly spelled out "M-O-M-M-Y." That wasn't the answer she was looking for, she literally wanted her first name, but that didn't matter [...]
KIND WORDS FROM THE DEVIL
This evening my wife decided to brave the Manhattan crowds in search of the perfect Christmas-themed bathroom curtains, and I was left alone with the Devil. Despite the millions of hours I have spent alone [...]
A FORGOTTEN DAD
It just dawned on me that I didn't speak to my father this Thanksgiving. The rift between us has obviously grown, and in such a way that it has become something I don't think about [...]