Comedy

The Gift of Laughter

One of the benefits of spending so much time at home during the current COVID-19 situation is the amount of time I get to spend with my family.  Every night, and the bulk of every weekend I have quality time with the whole family, and for that I’m grateful.  In spending so much time together,…

A Day at the Arcade

I took my 8 year old daughter mini-golfing and to the arcade the other weekend.  Our mini-golfing was chock full of laughs, thrills, tears, nail-biting PGA-level putting birdies and aces all in the context of Africa-hot ‘Valley’ temperatures, but it was really the arcade that I thought was worthy of remark. So I have an…

Kids getting a new iPhone as they enter Middle School, is the new Bar Mitzvah.

As my 11-year old graduated from Elementary School last week, a new tradition was brought to my attention that I was not previously aware of: Before a child enters Middle School, apparently, they need to get their own iPhone. While this took me a bit by surprise, I’ve come to realize that this is now…