As Louis C.K.’s world crumbled around him, comedians in my Facebook feed started posting: “No! Not Louis!” They were heartbroken by their hero’s downfall. My response, on the other hand, was: “Anyone shocked by Louis C.K. being an douchebag obviously never worked with him.” I spent a weekend with Louis [...]
My daughter is five years old. She’s always been a picky eater, and I don’t mean that in the classic sense where every parent says it about their kiddo. Most children are “picky;” my child has been to an eating specialist several times. My daughter balks at children’s staples, be [...]
I read an article about school children practicing exiting their school. It wasn’t a fire drill, this was to prepare for a gunman roaming their hallways; the children were being trained to climb out windows and run. At first I thought, “How sad, that we have to prepare kids to [...]
“Why Worthington?” It’s a legitimate question. In fact, I suspect most of the people in the audience were thinking it. What was OK Go, a band that can sell out large rooms in cities across the country, doing in a Podunk Minnesota town? * * * I was confused when [...]
Let’s be clear up front: I like Bill Maher. I think he’s a unique combination of smart and funny, and I tune in to Real Time weekly. It makes me giggle, and it gets the synapses in my gray matter firing. I also relate to Bill, in a way, because [...]
Movies, like anything, create polarization. Right now, I have a half-dozen friends and family members who say they didn’t like the movie Dunkirk. They, and certain critics, all cite the same two reasons. Most of them felt the movie lacked emotion; the rest didn’t like the way Christopher Nolan [...]
It's an age-old joke, and both men and women say it. "I just lost one of my friends..." *pause for dramatic effect* "Oh, she didn't die. She got married." It's the plight of the single person; you go from being a member of a posse, and as people get married, [...]
Several months ago, the Mrs. and I decided to join in the fun and cut our cable cord. Prices had gone sky high, all the cool kids were doing it, and most importantly: we felt we weren’t getting our money’s worth. If you watch five channels, why pay for 500? [...]
Here's what I remember... We were in the kitchen of my apartment, making strawberry pancakes. The batter was ready; the grill was hot. All that was left was to slice and add the strawberries. I was at the sink, washing a measuring cup, and she began dicing the strawberries behind [...]
In the past month, I’ve been asked to perform at a birthday party, a wedding reception, and a college graduation party. Here’s the catch: I’m not a DJ, and I’m not in a band. I’m a comedian. Given that tidbit of information, if you’re not thinking “Those are odd [...]
