• Anecdotes

    The Struggle

    “Let your guard down for one second, and Mother Nature will find a crack in the armor. And once that happens, it’s only a matter of time before She takes complete control,…

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    Great Minds

    “It’s intellectual curiosity,” I said. “All great minds question the world around them. Copernicus asked, what if the Earth weren’t the center of the universe. Newton asked, why do objects fall to…

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    A Mantis Shrimp in Washington Square

    “Mantis shrimp have sixteen cones in their eyes,” I explained to a friend. He had just pointed out a rainbow that had formed in the water droplets from the Washington Square fountain.…

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    Empty Cars

      “So on my way here,” I said to my brother as we shared a Nachos Gonzalez, “I was just sitting in the subway when all of a sudden, a long line…

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    Before the lights went out

    “I’m not gonna lie,” said a bridesmaid at the bachelorette party. “I got a mani-pedi right before Sandy hit.” I shoveled a forkful of salad into my mouth, hoping another member of…

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    On Time

      Just when the phone conversation was about to stall out, I remembered what I was going to tell him: “Today, at the airport, I picked up a sandwich with a label…

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    Just Ask

      “No, no. You don’t understand,” a friend was saying. “My mom once returned forty eaten chicken wings.” “What?” “She had served them at a house party and they were eaten, but…

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    Form

    The only comment I can remember on any of my college papers went something like: I can’t tell if this is brilliant or if you are using humor to cover up your…