Lolliblog

          You may be familiar with the rabbit of Monty...

Sep 30th

Drug (Commercial) Wars

          It’s not as if I spend a lot of time reflecting on television commercials, but I think...

Sep 28th

Worthwhile

          I spent most of yesterday morning moping about how I would soon be imprisoned in a car for...

Sep 27th

If the Punishment Fits...

          The new nightly Jay Leno Show indicates NBC’s faith in Mr. Leno’s ability to turn armchair...

Sep 26th

Word/k

          When I was coaching tennis, I found myself pretty much unable to play the game for...

Sep 24th

R.S.V.P. Regrets

Although I’d love to attend your party, I have to work at Saturday Night Live.   We having a...

Sep 23rd

Pen Name

          Back in the 19th century, the Bronte sisters took male pseudonyms in order to get their...

Sep 22nd

Crossing the Line

          On the front page of Sunday’s New York Times was a story about the John Edwards scandal....

Sep 21st

          I got very excited when I came across this photo,...

Sep 20th

He mail, she mail

From: Hannah Hurwitz   Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:09 AM To: Hurwitz, Samuel M.;...

Sep 18th

Unbusy

          I remember a few years ago, at a time in my life that I was balancing tennis coaching and...

Sep 17th

Quarantined

         Okay. So yesterday, I get a call from my daughter Rachael, who is at Connecticut College....

Sep 16th

Unfunny

          I just finished reading an interview with Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy....

Sep 16th

A Dream Deferred Breaks into Song

        This weekend Sam and I went to a country club in Massachusetts to a party his cousin Larry...

Sep 14th

New Shoes

          Someone must explain to me how a pair of shoes, which fit just fine in Macy’s, could...

Sep 13th

          I’m stunned to report that legions of...

Sep 12th

          We recently sent out some film that had been...

Sep 10th

MacSmile

          Today, I threw in the towel.           It all started when I picked Micah up after...

Sep 9th

The Pause

          One should never, ever underestimate the importance of the pause. This is especially true...

Sep 8th

I’m struggling to understand the wisdom of a Supreme Being...

Sep 6th

Private Battle

          I have a pimple inside my nose.           The sad thing is, it’s been ruining my life for...

Sep 4th

When Push Comes to Shove

          Maybe a seventh-grader ought to be able to mention “quantum mechanics” and “time-space...

Sep 3rd

You Might Want to Think Twice About...

          Yesterday I walked into the faculty computer lab, an airless closet-sized lair tucked...

Sep 1st