I See Your Point
(Earlier in the day Frank heard his grandson say into the phone “don’t let your mouth write a check that your butt can’t cash.” Frank...
Tricks of the Trade
I’m sitting outside the audition room. Other actors are gesturing and having silent arguments with the air. Then, from the corner, “pa...
The China Problem
I love going to qualifying week at the US Open in New York. Qualifying week is free to attend and you can see Legends Doubles. I...
It's Called a Courtesy Bus
At Mom’s senior park there is a 24-seat courtesy bus. It takes us wherever we need to go on weekdays: doctors, markets, hair...
O Holy Night
I was asked to be St. Joseph in the annual Christmas parade down Main Street. I was 13. The beard hooked over my ears and I froze as I...
It's Just Like Being a Rockette
On the tennis court at Mom’s senior community I was asked if I’d like to do a line dance at the Christmas party dinner in the clubhouse. ...
The Gym Teacher Hated Me - from #SchoolDaze
I’m Pretty Sure it Was My Sense of Fashion This particular Thursday I ‘forgot’ to bring my gym clothes to school. Woulda been perfect...
I'm Still Embarrassed by this SNL experience
Once when I was an extra on SNL I was asked to be the dead body laying inside a chalk outline in one sketch. So during the skit, as I’m...
I Found Myself Playing Bi-Curious Tennis
I play tennis with this firefighter from Yonkers who mentions his age a lot. And he usually mentions it as he’s taking off his shirt. ...
Wait...I Thought You Were Bisexual
When I taught ESL in a college in Japan, I worked with a handsome Japanese professor who really surprised me at lunch one day. He smiled...
