I switched schools entering the sixth grade. My parents were unhappy with my prior one. It was strange being the new kid in a crowd who had known each other their entire cognitive lives. “Are you fitting...

Every now and then, I hear a statistic that gives me substantial pause, such as the fact that there are more than 1,000 chemicals in a single cup of coffee, or that vending machines commit double-digit...

I gave someone the finger the other day. I was asked to run all over town during rush hour, and was not given nearly enough time to do it. Hazard lights flashing, I pulled up outside one of CBS’s 5,000...

My freshman year of college, I was invited to tag along to a giant dumpster fire of a fraternity party with some people on my floor. I had been to parties at this particular house before. It was a typical...

“May I give you some advice?” the hairy-chested man asked as he popped his goggles up onto his swim cap. “Shorter kicks. Use a kickboard to learn. It’s not as easy as it looks.” And just like...

“I can get the coffee,” I said, naive to the certain doom that awaited. As soon as the words came out of my mouth, the assistant director’s face revealed an expression I had seen before. It was the...

There are approximately 2 million cars inside the city limits of Los Angeles – a car for every two people. An absurd figure when you take into consideration that it includes infants, middle-schoolers...