It never fails. All the good Father’s Day gift ideas appear after the holiday. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful. I loved the barbecue tools and swimmer’s headphones that my wife and daughters gifted me last month. But had I…
This online doctor column can also be found via Medium or Tribune Content Agency I swore I would never self-diagnose myself on the internet. But the pandemic made us all do weird stuff. A random sneeze, a cough or a…
In case you need further proof that 2021 is every bit as nutty as its predecessor, need I remind you that in June alone, we discovered our president likes to whisper when he makes a point. We saw a once…
My buddy Tom called from New York and began reeling off his post-pandemic leisure schedule for the week: barbecue on Saturday, an old friend coming to town Sunday, his pool league on Monday. He paused momentarily. “This whole ‘getting back…
When it comes to luck, my sense of timing could not be worse. If one lane on a congested interstate suddenly starts moving at normal speed, I just moved to the other lane, and am now sandwiched between two semis,…
I recently contracted a social media manager, which is a business-y phrase for “paying somebody to make me more popular on Instagram.” Jeremy’s duties were clear: Figure out how to increase exposure for my streaming television show, A Comedian Crashes…
If you are struggling to find something, anything, positive about a year spent being cooped up inside, masked when venturing outside and wondering if that sneeze is the first sign of a horrible disease, look no further than your feet.…
The crypto, or should I say cryptic, headline caught my eye as I scrolled the morning newsfeed following a getaway weekend in Phoenix: “If You Invested your Three Stimulus Checks in Bitcoin, Dogecoin or Ethereum, Here’s How Much You’d Have…
I’ll admit it: I’m a great eavesdropper. A professional eavesdropper even. I’ve elevated myself to the pro ranks. Not only is my hearing excellent when I’m within the vicinity of your cellphone conversation or public banter, but I will go…
Eight girls, all in their early 20s and adorned with “Birthday Babe” T-shirts, frolicked along the Savannah, Georgia, riverfront amid the city’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. “Who’s the birthday girl?” yelled Savannah Mayor Van Johnson, interrupting an interview he was…