Yes, There’s a "Sequel"
Last week, I told you about the video I made that shows my niece wearing my shoes. If you watched it, you probably saw that it was actually a very amateurish-looking commercial for my employer. So what...
View ArticleGet Abby a SAG Card
Wanted to share the third video I made with my niece, Abby. It’s definitely the best of the trilogy — partly because she’s totally cute in it and partly because I finally learned how to use my editing...
View ArticleTwo Cute
Two years ago today I became an uncle, and it still qualifies as one of the happiest days of my life. I say one of and not the happiest because since that day, as I have watched her grow up, Abby has...
View ArticleBeing an Uncle Isn’t All Good
They say there’s no downside to being an uncle. You can play with a kid, get him or her all riled up, laugh, always be on his or her good side, etc … and then, when things go sour, you just hand the...
View ArticleOnly One Word to Describe It
They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, but if you ask me, there’s only one word that comes to mind when I see this photo: Happiness, both in front of and behind the camera. Abby made her annual...
View ArticleTwice Is Nice
Minnesota has them. Doublemint has them. Jennifer Lopez has them. The Olsen family has them too. And in March, so will my sister and brother-in-law. That’s right: I’m going to be an uncle again — and...
View ArticleThey’re Here!
Unless it’s, you know, a booty call or something, you never want the phone to ring after 12 a.m. Especially if you’ve been out, and you’re, well, not sober. Because when people call after midnight,...
View ArticleYou’re Sleeping Your Lives Away
Dear Marc and Ian, I know how tough it must be to be two months old. After all, I was a baby once too, and I lived through it with your big sister, Abby. All you do is sleep, eat, cry, and poop, over...
View ArticleFor the Kids
When my niece, Abby, was born, my sister and brother-in-law told me they were committed to visiting Boston twice a year so that I could be more a part of her life, and so she could see where I live....
View ArticleMy Favorite Part of This Past Weekend
My niece and nephews (as well as my sister and brother-in-law) were in Boston this past weekend. We had a really fun time. It was a great way to end the year. The six of us managed to pack a lot of...
View ArticleMy Niece Is Turning 10 Years Old Today. Why Can’t She Stay Young Forever?
On a recent visit to New York, it got to be that time, and my sister asked my niece, Abby, who she wanted to put her to sleep that night. With minimal hesitation, Abby responded, “Uncle.” So up we...
View ArticleLet’s Not Forget These Early Days of 2018 (The Good Ones, Anyway)
It’s hard to believe, but it was just last week that James Corden shared his awesome “Carpool Karaoke” video with Paul McCartney with the world. Less than a month and a half ago, we were all fighting...
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