Lost Journal: It’s Like Having an Uncle in the Comedy Business!
Journal entry: June 14, 2002 (age 33) — Family Comedy Each of my five older brothers is a tough act to follow, in one way or another. My … Read more
Journal entry: June 14, 2002 (age 33) — Family Comedy Each of my five older brothers is a tough act to follow, in one way or another. My … Read more
Journal entry: November 27, 1969 (age 6 months) Goo. That’s what I just said to my mom. She correctly interpreted it to mean, “May I please have another … Read more
Journal entry: November 22, 2006 (age 37) — Thanksgiving poem Why does Christmas get to have all the poems? Here’s one I just dreamed up in a Thanksgiving tryptophan-induced … Read more
Journal entry: July 3, 1986 (age 17) — Youth Leadership Conference I’ve spent the past five days on the SUNY Oneonta campus, attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference. The … Read more
Journal entry: July 31, 2007 (age 38) – Marriage Contract Marriage is, among many other things, a division of labor within a household. Over the years, each mundane task … Read more
Journal entry: October 31, 1978 (age 9), Halloween Now that I’m nine-and-a-half, I’m ready for a real Halloween costume. Back when I was just a kid, Mom used … Read more
Journal entry: October 31, 1998 (age 29), Halloween The only thing worse than a costume party is a costume party where you don’t know anyone. When my friend … Read more
Journal entry: October 5, 2007 (age 38) — Class Reunion In my sophomore and junior years at Seton Catholic Central High School, I was elected class president. For … Read more
Journal entry: February 26, 1982 (age 12): Beware the Aquarium of Doom “What makes one animal a pet, and another one food?” I wondered this afternoon as I … Read more
Journal entry: Deep Sleep, November 8, 2007 (age 38) Fluorescent lights flickered above me, casting a sickly glow over the drab walls of the room. Lying stiffly on a … Read more