“Nov. 29, 1989 Today I am going to a b r thday I hoop that I get a gadeebag.”

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“Nov. 29, 1989 all the peepl got a fodr ar a pesl and afodr ar apecsof clay andafodrand a pesl I got a peslanda fodr.”
If I could go back and meet my 6 year-old self, I’d bring pencils and folders because they really seem to excite them.  Then I would hold them just out of [...]

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“Nov. 15, 1989 Today we are going to the play I hop it is good”
Fortunately, I must’ve made it to the play before the walking L stabbed my neck.

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“May 9, 1990. Today I’m going to Peter’s house.  We are going to wrestle.  And do ninja stuff.”

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I got a F in spelling.

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This is the first of what I hope will be ongoing series examining the humor and silliness I am constantly surrounded by as I try and live a life of purpose.
Here’s an excerpt from a recent phone conversation:
The phone rings. Max answers
MAX: This is Max.
VOICE: Is this Max?
MAX: (beat) Yes.

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Hey blogheads. I thought in honor of President’s Day, we should take a break from all the comedy and take a look at the framing of our country. Here’s a letter from a series of correspondance between Wendall Phillips and Roberts Morris, a signer of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. [...]

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I wrote what I thought was a funny comic list for McSweeny’s. They disagreed.
Things that are best when they’re in and out:

Shopping with my girlfriend
Covert Military Operations
Dips in the pool
Cheeseburgers
Hospital Visits
Sexual Intercourse

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