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To the New Parents: You’ll Be Okay

In the past four days, three good friends of mine have had their first children. One from work, one from the PIT, and one who I was in a show with so long ago that she has long since made … Continue reading

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Benjamin Meets Alton Brown

Benjamin meets Alton Brown of FoodTV’s “Good Eats” and “Iron Chef America.”

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It’s About the Relationship Part II: Family

This past weekend, Paula, Benjamin, and I took a conglomeration of trains to visit my uncle in Hartford, Connecticut. We spent the weekend chatting about the family, fractured as it is by divorces, remarriages, spite, and acrimony. I got caught … Continue reading

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The Last Ten Years

Ten years ago today, I was in a Hudson Shakespeare production of “Much Ado About Nothing.” Their Verges had dropped out. Duncan, who was playing Dogberry, recommended me as a replacement. The woman playing Beatrice was someone I’d met a … Continue reading

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Hey You Guys!!!

When I was a kid, my day was practically defined by the PBS children’s programming schedule. Sesame Street, followed by The Electric Company. I think it even re-ran several times during the day, which was great for those long, lonely … Continue reading

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Why Is This Night Different? My Wife is Twice as Awesome!

Last Chanukah, my sister tried to arrange a video conference between herself (in Miami), Mom (in Charlottesville, VA) and me (in NYC, of course). She was throwing a big Chanukah party and wanted her family to be a part of … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving — Favorite Photos

Here are some of my favorite photos from our trip:

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Thanksgiving in Virginia — A Brief Summary…

I realize that I have committed the ultimate blogger sin, and not commented about the family’s Thanksgiving trip to Virginia to visit my mom. Heck, I haven’t even taken notes on it to build into a blog post. First, I’ve … Continue reading

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Someday Somebody Else Besides Him Will Call Him By His Stage Name…

You’d think that, being a They Might Be Giants fan myself, that I’d pushed Benjamin into loving TMBG more than anything else in the world. Unless there’s a genetic component to musical taste, (which has been confirmed to be not … Continue reading

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