Happy birthday to my beautiful girls!
September 11, 2007 – Six years ago today, my wife, Collette and I received the most beautiful gift anybody could ever get: two healthy, beautiful twin…
Maggie Gyllenhaal: Old Maid?
There has been a lot of controversy about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s admission that she was once turned down for the part of a 55 year old man’s…
Thank you, Dave!
There have been a lot of really nice, heartfelt tributes to the King of Late Night from celebrities and world leaders, to which I humbly add…
I’m Erik with a k now!
You can tell I am cooler now because I wear sunglasses.
Life on the bottom
Dr. Vlasic held his head in his hands, sobbing. Dr. Juneau half-heartedly put her hand on his shoulder. While the others rolled their eyes or looked…
What happened to Uncle Larry?
When they were kids, my dad’s rivalry with his brother Larry was pretty intense. My grandparents basically made them compete for their love. This carried over…
An Open Letter to Chili’s Bar & Grill (and the like)
Many national family restaurant chains have been rebranding their image and judging from the results, you don’t care. But I do. “Fresh now?” Hey Chili’s, why…
Small town folk are stupid and worse than us.
As a resident of the big city, I feel it is my right to look down upon the closely-held core beliefs of small town folk. If…
Tips for Tips!
No, this isn’t another one of my pro-adult circumcision diatribes, rather it is a more straightforward advice column about the awkward subject of tipping. Servers live off…
