Comedy Quota
Is there a way to recover from self-humiliation? I’m not sure, but I’m still trying. A few months ago, my wife and I decided to take advantage of some free tickets she had received to a comedy club in Austin. … Continued
Galled by a Half-Eaten Brownie
I’ve passed this woman several times now on my way to and from the bathroom. She’s working at a table in the coffee shop, her laptop open, and a plate with a half-eaten brownie on it. She’s wearing a sky-blue … Continued
The Grocery Scam
My wife and I are on to each other. I know it. She knows it. We’re scamming each other, but not in a way that we can catch each other at what we’re doing. We both have such mastery of … Continued
Willy Wonka, Grandpa Joe, and the Invalid Scam
I’ll miss Gene Wilder. And my five year old daughter, whether she knows it or not, will miss him as well. To her, he’s Willy Wonka, the star of a movie she watched for the first time at the beginning … Continued
Fudge Addiction
On a hot August night in Gatlinburg, you can wear out your flip-flops and soak your armpits walking the Parkway downtown. Before the road veers south into the Smoky Mountains, you’ll pass an assortment of restaurants and shops: Crockett’s Breakfast … Continued