Jimmy Kimmel’s Halloween Pranks are Not Funny. And No, I Do Not Need to Lighten Up.

Jimmy Kimmel's Halloween prank videos are not funny.  They are just mean.  I know that's an unpopular opinion, and I know that many of you will tell me to lighten up or that it's just a joke.  If you don't know what I'm talking about, all you have to do is google it and watch …

That’s Why I’m Here: On Vulnerability and Courage and Gratitude

Some days I am so steeled against the world, it's a wonder I even feel the rain on my face.  Other days, like today, I am cracked right open.  So raw and vulnerable that I may not function as a human being but rather just a ball of electric feelings so exposed to the elements …

I Almost Punched a Little Girl at the Library

BUT I DIDN'T.  Don't call the authorities on me. I am a lover, not a fighter. I mean thank gods for that impulse control we can harness, amiright? OH THIS GIRL. Here's the scene.  The girl (3 or maybe 4 years old) is at the train table, you know train tracks and about 20 different …