July 2, 2025
In the wonderful movie It’s Kind of a Funny Story, based on the autobiographical book by Ned Vizzini, the adolescent main character Craig winds up as […]
June 25, 2025
One of my favorite concepts is from the world of science and it’s called the signal-to-noise ratio. It is pretty much what it sounds like: the […]
June 18, 2025
I read an article recently about a new trend inspired by those little free libraries you’ve probably seen at the edge of people’s lawns. This new […]
June 11, 2025
I was at breakfast with my father one weekday morning at a deli that he regularly went to. When we walked in and sat down, they […]
June 4, 2025
In the wonderful TV series “The Bear,” which is about a family-run restaurant in Chicago, when a staff member wants to indicate they truly understood what […]
May 28, 2025
When I opened my yogurt up, and it’s the Siggi’s brand, there was a note from the owner himself: “I hope you enjoy. Signed, Siggi.” It’s […]
May 21, 2025
I was in my favorite deli recently, and someone had taken a couple of drinks out of these two giant drink coolers that cover almost an […]
May 14, 2025
I recently read a quip I have never seen before that said, “When nothing goes right, go left.” I’m not sure why that sort of caught […]
May 7, 2025
I got a fortune from a fortune cookie from lunch the other day that said “The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets […]
