A few years ago a mom was telling me that her talk with her 18 year old daughter included, “Don’t drink too much.” And she’d go on to explain that her daughter was about to go to college anyhow and it wasn’t like she could control her in college. I gasped hearing this as my … Read more
The word of the year is Selfie. We have a problem. Two weeks ago I’d have told you that Selfies at Funerals was the best Tumblr to hit the web like… ever. Now that Obama has taken a memorial service selfie it’s a little less funny. Why do people take selfies? Who is taking them? … Read more
Offered without editorial I'm going to tell you a story. — Billy Baker (@billy_baker) December 16, 2013 Two years ago, I was standing in Dorchester, in a rough neighborhood, and I saw the #19 bus drive by. — Billy Baker (@billy_baker) December 16, 2013 I knew immediately that it was no ordinary bus. This was … Read more
I booked my daughter’s first behind the wheel driving lesson and not two hours later I got a save the date email from her school. It’s time to meet the college counselors. I am convinced that this daughter of mine learned to walk away from me and will never walk back toward us. I’m also … Read more
I don’t know how to do this justice. Please watch this brief report from CNN where Ethan Couch successfully is defended from 4 counts of vehicular manslaughter by explaining to a judge that he’s a poor little rich kid with bad parents. Included in the Ethan Couch’s defense is what can only be described as … Read more