Wacht Auf, Amerika!

Everything is funnier in German.
Wacht Auf, Wacht Auf!  Die helle Tag ist laengst ewacht und alle Voegle singen.  Shau’t, die helligkeit, Shoen ist die Welt.
I’ve been closely watching the events that have unfolded the past week with the announcement that Rick Warren will be doing the inauguration invocation, then Obama’s talking points on why he [...]

Allegra on the radio!

Check it out.  The holiday edition of MPR’s In The Loop “Story Slam”.  I’m #2, but the whole broadcast is awesome.

Dear Mom

In the interest of fairness and equality, when my sister gets engaged I trust that you:

Don’t offer any fiscal help whatsoever
Only mention it by asking “is it still happening?”
For sure not mention it in your Christmas letter.  ’cause it’s not a big deal whatsoever.

Christmas Treat #1

I realize I haven’t been posting my writing from Rockstars or other shows lately, which is silly.
Here, after the jump, is the piece I performed at both Women StandUp! and the October Rockstar show, now launching my writing style in a brand new direction where I’m setting pieces to music.
To fully enjoy this one, cue [...]

Ahh…vacay

The Schnappi and I are just back from New York.  Pictures are coming posthaste.
It was a fantastic three days.  We made new friends.  We ate at three of the restaurants on the Travel Channel’s Top Ten Places to get a Sandwich in the United States.  We took the subway from Central Park to SoHo, and [...]

Lame Joke I’m working on

“The economy has replaced religion as the foundation for our system of beliefs. 
Look no further than our dependence on paypal indulgences.”

Always Room at the Kids Table

I don’t come from a big family.  Even at our largest gatherings, our number was always under 20.  My grandparents.  My mom and her two sisters, who each had a husband and two kids–but I don’t think all 16 of us were ever together for more than one or two Christmases in my life.
Even with [...]

Education Policy Thoughts (#1)

It isn’t a secret to anyone who knows me, or that reads this, that I have a fairly unique view on the state of American politics and policy-making.  Education policy is a pet issue for me, mainly because I thought that when I was done with college I’d go on and get my higher degrees [...]