A Combination of Santa Claus, Superman and Peter Pan
Sean MurphyWhen I was growing up, Larry Bird was by far my favorite athlete. His capacity for heroics, it often seemed, was limitless. I've celebrated that love affair here and here.…
Why Dogs Rule, Redux
From Sigourney Weaver's "What You've Learned" feature in December's Esquire: I volunteered to serve food to the workers at Ground Zero after 9/11. There were dogs trained to find living…
I’m In Love!
I'm in love! No, not really. But I am in love with this movie (Sunshine Cleaning), the writer (Megan Holley) and especially the two leading ladies, Amy Adams and Emily…
This Was The Life*
When I first took this job I got in the habit of referring to the time—admittedly too long—spent in the service industry as the bad old days. It wasn’t because…