Category Archives: Marriage
After Three Years of Marriage, I’m Still Learning . . . And Will Continue To
After each year of marriage I try to look back and put into words what I’ve learned about married life in the past year. Year One: “Never Go to Bed Angry” …is the worst advice I’ve ever been … Continue reading
A New Quiz and A New Thesis on Kindness
Recent events in my life have forced me to adopt a new paradigm on kindness. I used to say that unkindness was inexcusable in a loving relationship, whether it be a marriage, family, or social group, but a wise friend … Continue reading
Tell me how does it feel…how does it feel…to be (married to) me?
On a particularly spasmatic day of my life, I was running from audition to tech to a show, not allowing enough time in between. These are the days my wife dreads, because I then call her to ask her for … Continue reading
After Eighteen Month of Marriage, Some Advice
In the months leading up to our nuptials, all the married people we knew were offering up advice. Much of it didn’t apply to us (“When you have children, make sure…”), a lot of it contradicted each other (“Never go to bed angry.” … Continue reading
Apartment Move Successful! Thanks to the T’s and the Z’s!
We still haven’t unpacked the boxes. Not from lack of trying, but because we’ve been daunted by our own packing system. Obviously I’ve already unpacked the boxes marked “CPU”, “Monitor”, and “Keyboard and Wires”. There was a slight delay because … Continue reading
From My Wife: Please help us support breast cancer research.
Dear Friends and Family, Did you know that every three minutes, another woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer? Every three minutes. Because I cannot ignore this shocking statistic, I’ve made a commitment to work toward changing … Continue reading
For those of you that are interested enough in The Handsome Room:
People have asked me for the story of the name “The Handsome Room”. It was a discovery that actually came from one of the hardest decisions of getting married:One of the things that Peeps and I decided early on was … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary, Mrs. T-Z! I’ll miss you!
My wife is away for the entire month of July, and except for the 100-hour anxiety attack I suffered during the first week of her absence, I’m doing okay. In fact, I found the silver lining to her absence…the Netflix … Continue reading
I didn’t realize that I was such a stereotype.
Mrs. T-Z suggested a while back that we have themed rooms in our house. She simply meant that we could put all the Africana in the living room and all our friends’ artwork in the bedroom. I, of course, take everything … Continue reading
What I’ve Learned in My First Six Months of Marriage…or…The Gift of the (Newlywed) Magi…
The biggest thing that I’ve learned in the first six months of marriage is just to loosen up and try things your spouse’s way. For those of you that think of me as very loose and carefree, it might surprise … Continue reading
