Some people claim a day.Some people claim a week.I, being a New Yorker with a flair for the dramatic, claim a month for my birthday. A whole 30-day festival of me. I highly recommend it. In my generous spirit, I also allow others to have a birthday month.Whether […]
This morning, as I was briskly walking to work with my phone in one hand, existential dread in the other, I looked down and saw it: a single die. Just one. Sitting there on the sidewalk like it had rolled out of fate’s pocket. It was showing the […]
How do you manage screen time for yourself? There’s a new workplace epidemic spreading faster than a viral TikTok. That is that of “texting while meeting”. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that CEOs are fed up with it, and honestly, I get it. You look around the […]
I confess that I’m an Amazon shopper. Not the kind that proudly waves Prime boxes like badges of honor. I’m more the kind that shops in bursts of insomnia-fueled curiosity. You know, those moments when it’s 2 a.m., and your brain decides that now is the perfect time […]
I read a short, funny news article today. Olivier Rioux is a 19-year-old teenager who became the tallest person ever to play college basketball. He’s 7-foot-9. Let that sink in. Seven feet. Nine inches. He made his debut in a game where his team crushed North Florida 104–64, […]
There comes a point in every day when you start to question not just what time it is, but what day it even is. Today was one of those days. You know the kind where you’re running around like a headless chicken, except this chicken is also holding […]
There was a time when getting mail was exciting. Maybe it was a handwritten letter, a glossy magazine, or if you were lucky a package from a friend. Now? The mail has become a bit of a roulette wheel, especially if you’re an online shopping enthusiast like me. […]
There’s something oddly comforting about the fact that, while we’re up here arguing about pumpkin spice versus peppermint mocha, ocean scientists have just discovered dozens of new species hanging out at the bottom of the Southern Ocean including, a carnivorous “death ball” sponge. Yes, you read that right. […]
Halloween finally arrived. The day of glorious weirdness I’ve been waiting for all month. And naturally, I woke up at 4:14 a.m. because my body apparently wanted to pregame the day with exhaustion. Who needs sleep when there’s candy corn to contemplate and costumes to coordinate? By the […]
What’s something you believe everyone should know. There are few things in life as satisfying as an underdog story except maybe a perfectly toasted bagel with schmear on a Sunday morning. But this World Series? It’s pure underdog magic with extra innings of heart. Who knew the Toronto […]
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