You know that saying, “Don’t take the Lord’s name in vain.”  Yeah, well it doesn’t make any sense. “In vain” means without purpose and I assure you, choirboy, if I’m pissed off enough to blurt out “Jesus Christ,” in the middle of a Bar Mitzvah, I have something specific in...

“Optim Mortis” – To be overly optimistic about the physical appearance of the recently deceased. There is always some knucklehead at a wake who blurts out, “Oh, he looks so good.” Hey, I get it. You’re uneasy. It’s awkward. There’s really no right thing to say. Well, in those...

      There is a dish commonly served in restaurants all around Asia called “Buddha Jumped Over the Wall in a Clay Pot.” I’m not shitting you. Look it up. Anyway, that to me screams accessibility, humility, and a pretty good sense of humor. Want to get people excited about the body of...