In 1980. It was in NYC. I was 12 years old. I begged my dad if I could go. I called up the Democratic party national offices and said I “represented kids”.…
In 1980. It was in NYC. I was 12 years old. I begged my dad if I could go. I called up the Democratic party national offices and said I “represented kids”. My dad simply dropped me off at Madison Square Garden. I had to find the guy who gave me a special pass. I […]
Every day I realize more how stupid I am. It’s OK to be stupid. But when I was 18 I thought I was a genius. Now I realize I’m an idiot. Here…
Every day I realize more how stupid I am. It’s OK to be stupid. But when I was 18 I thought I was a genius. Now I realize I’m an idiot. Here are the other 50 or so things I realize as I get older. I list this just for me. Because my memory is […]
Every day for five years I wrote 3000 words a day and they all sucked. I wrote four novels and maybe 70 short stories. I sent every novel to about 40 agents…
Every day for five years I wrote 3000 words a day and they all sucked. I wrote four novels and maybe 70 short stories. I sent every novel to about 40 agents and all the publishers. I only got form letter rejections back. Finally I gave up, left my job, moved cities, my girlfriend left […]
Having children is awful. The first night I was the father of a child I left the hospital as soon as everyone was drugged up and I played poker all night at…
Having children is awful. The first night I was the father of a child I left the hospital as soon as everyone was drugged up and I played poker all night at the Mayfair Club. Ingrid, at the front door, refused to let me in until I insisted everyone was drugged and there was nothing […]
I hated living with my parents. Disgusting. 90 minute commute to New York City. In my suit. My tie. My shoes. My laces. “Tie your laces!” I don’t know how. I was…
I hated living with my parents. Disgusting. 90 minute commute to New York City. In my suit. My tie. My shoes. My laces. “Tie your laces!” I don’t know how. I was afraid all the time. Would I get fired? Would I have no friends? Would life suck forever? Yes, it would. So I moved. […]
I am nervous all the time. Going to a party, I always try to back out at last minute. Even a party I threw last year, I tried to not go and…
I am nervous all the time. Going to a party, I always try to back out at last minute. Even a party I threw last year, I tried to not go and three people had to call me and convince me to come. Business deal – I am scared right before every meeting and will […]
In 2014, I was going to run for Congress. My assumption was that the congressman in my district was weak and would lose. He still might. A major presidential candidate at the…
In 2014, I was going to run for Congress. My assumption was that the congressman in my district was weak and would lose. He still might. A major presidential candidate at the time contacted me. He wanted to endorse me. I’ve since met him. I met his pollster. I met the man working for his […]
