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At 6:25 a.m. this morning, I was on the elliptical machine in our guest room, minding my own business, when suddenly, I appeared to be riding a bike on a Tilt-a-Whirl. This was immediately followed by the thought everyone has during an earthquake: "Am I about to die, or can I finish this?" Followed immediately by: "Thank God I'm not sitting on the toilet, because, I mean, really." As the morning wore on, friends from [...]

I work at a big TV network, which, as you can imagine, is a nonstop orgy of glitz. Yesterday, for example, I was walking past a friend’s office when she called me in. She and two other women were whispering urgently. Maybe they’re trying to decide who to invite to the Emmys this year, I thought. After all, isn’t that why we work in such a sophisticated, glamorous business? “How may I provide excellent service?” [...]

Whoever the producer is for Idina Menzel's new show on Broadway, I would like to marry him. Or her. I'll swing either way.

So we're at brunch the other day with our friends Nicole and Joe. A nice brunch. A hotel brunch. With Blueberry/maple sausage. Lobster pot pie. Semi non-swill champagne in the bottomless mimosas. And Nicole says to the waiter: "My compliments to the chef on the Fruit Loops."

Contrary to reports, I am not dead. Although there is the occasional day when I wish I was. Good times. But I'm back, and I'm gonna begin posting some shorter entries so at I can keep the new content flowing on a much more regular basis. So you'll have no reason not to visit multiple times a week. Think of it as Facebook, without the pictures of food and invitations to play Farmville.

A friend of mine, who we’ll call Storm (because who doesn‘t enjoy a good 80’s soap opera name) just posted on Facebook that he had received a nasty note from a friend of his. Among other things, this friend insulted the fact that Storm was single and had no significant other – only pets. Storm replied to this “friend” that it was World Animal Day and he was very happy with his pets, thank you [...]

Sometimes, a TV show is so well-executed, and so relevant to contemporary life, that it strikes an almost universal chord within the culture. Take My Little Pony. Once a 1980’s cartoon that served as medication for 7-year-old girls, the show has been rebooted in the 21st century, and found a new audience – 30-year-old dudes. Called “Bronies”, these men spend their time creating fan fiction, video mashups and pony art – tributes to this show [...]

How do you tell someone that drinking pee might not be the best diet plan? A friend of mine takes what he refers to as “lady pee” to lose weight. He’s not actually drinking jars of urine stolen from a gynecologist’s office, but rather a secret and highly proprietary combination of female hormones that he just calls “lady pee”. You’ll note that I said “he”. Yes, it’s a guy taking these hormones. Now, a man [...]