My boss wanted to publicly humiliate me. He came into my office with a bunch of my colleagues. I was very busy playing chess online but I could see he was serious…
My boss wanted to publicly humiliate me. He came into my office with a bunch of my colleagues. I was very busy playing chess online but I could see he was serious so I clicked away that window and stood up. “Did you release the newest version product to the client last night?” he asked. […]
I was happy the first time I kissed a girl. We were 18 (I was an old man by that time, imagining what a kiss would be like through a 1000 books…
I was happy the first time I kissed a girl. We were 18 (I was an old man by that time, imagining what a kiss would be like through a 1000 books on my parent’s bookshelves (“Candy” by Terry Southern, “Looking for Mr. Goodbar” by Judith Rossner, “Boys & Girls Together” by William Goldman, and […]
Every Thursday from 3:30-4:30 I’m going to answer any questions about any topic under the sun. It’s my lifelong quest to be the social media “Dear Abby” and I’m having fun and…
Every Thursday from 3:30-4:30 I’m going to answer any questions about any topic under the sun. It’s my lifelong quest to be the social media “Dear Abby” and I’m having fun and I think others are also. Then every Saturday I’ll pick some of the questions and provide more extensive answers. Here they are: […]
The single most popular way people have arrived at my blog who have no idea who I am (so this eliminates all social media) is by typing in the words “I Want…
The single most popular way people have arrived at my blog who have no idea who I am (so this eliminates all social media) is by typing in the words “I Want to Die” into a search engine. 4,722 people did that this last month. Specifically that phrase: “I Want to Die”. In Google. A […]
I’m a doctor. That’s not quite enough. Some might take that to mean I’m a “Doctor of Philosophy”. A PhD. In fact, I was rudely thrown out of graduate school. I asked…
I’m a doctor. That’s not quite enough. Some might take that to mean I’m a “Doctor of Philosophy”. A PhD. In fact, I was rudely thrown out of graduate school. I asked to at least use the office for the summer but they said, “No.” I needed to pack all my stuff and be out […]
I just published a brand new book and I’m really pleased with it. The book has original material (not just blog posts), had a professional designer work on it, solves a problem…
I just published a brand new book and I’m really pleased with it. The book has original material (not just blog posts), had a professional designer work on it, solves a problem we all face in life, and I think I do it with a good amount of storytelling. In another post I will list […]
We all keep our unhappiness to ourselves as much as possible. Why kid ourselves about that? We try to have sex with people and then maybe we can unload some of that…
We all keep our unhappiness to ourselves as much as possible. Why kid ourselves about that? We try to have sex with people and then maybe we can unload some of that unhappiness for a few moments. We say, “you look pretty today” and we feel good to make someone happy. But then life kicks […]
