My dog bit my finger earlier today.  I had taken him to the vet because he's had serious itchiness issues for a couple weeks now & we've been worried.  Turns out it's just fleas, but he's scratched himself so much he has a mild skin infection.  I was trying to give him an antibiotic...in the car in our garage, after a stressful physical exam which ( Read more... )

I'm not particularly good at remembering my own personal stories, which I think is an impediment in the dream I've never actually had to be a stand-up comedian or motivational speaker, but sometimes something from my past lands in my consciousness and may as well be told.  This is one of those ( Read more... )

The response from the fellow whose fruit & veggie pills I've been taking, after I told him to cancel my order so I'd stop paying $40/month for something that doesn't appear to benefit my life:

"I'm sorry to hear that you are going to stop taking Juice Plus+.  I do understand your sensitivity to spending money only in areas that show benefits.  Since ( Read more... )

Bitching ( Read more... )

My wife has become friends with a woman who lives in the next building over from us, who has a young son about the same age as our girls.  This woman's sister recently gave birth to identical twins--during the pregnancy, Dina had passed along info & advice, and was planning on commiserating as her babies were born and grew ( Read more... )

A story of the power of social networking, internet-based media and stand-up comedy:

This past weekend, I worked on a series of 6 short TV commercials for a local car dealership in Southern California.  These spots were directed by a former stand-up comedian who is probably best known for making the documentary I Am Comic.  I 'met' the director ( Read more... )

A question of social graces, and an example of the perils of worrying too much ( Read more... )

 I thought that I had, with a snap trap once and poison another time, killed two of the mice that have been living in the wall behind our stove, stealing dog food & leaving poop in various places around the house.

Turns out I murdered baby rats.

On the one hand, this is upsetting.  Not only has the infestation persisted despite having eliminated two ( Read more... )

 Dear pretty girl who just visited the doctor's office I manage and was in the elevator with me right after ( Read more... )

 Am I wrong for quietly dreading the inevitable hoopla over the tenth anniversary of 9-11 this year?  I predict it's going to start getting thick in the early/mid summer and probably stay that way through the end of September ( Read more... )