Nathan Timmel
The Blog
Packing the Grocery Bag: It’s Not Rocket Science
If I buy an avocado, a box of cereal, and a yogurt, I’ll walk out with the avocados in one bag, the cereal in another, and the yogurt in a third. All would have fit nicely in one bag, but nope. It’s as if Big Plastic went in and bribed the cashiers to use more product.
Don’t Throw Dad Under the Breastfeeding Bus
Even though nursing has been scientifically (and repeatedly) proven the best way to feed a baby, there are legitimate reasons not to do it.
Go Home Pandora, You’re Drunk
To say The Police is like Kansas would be akin to saying Bernie Sanders and Sarah Palin are the same, because they’re both politicians.
Why Bernie Sanders Won’t Win
Repeated studies show humans pass judgment on one another within fractions of a second.
Are We Too Stupid for Google?
This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the earth…
5 Reasons You Should Play with Your Kids
All summer, I’ve been taking them to either the local playground, or, when the mercury brushes up against the 90-degree notch and humidity hovers around 1,000,000%, to an indoor squishy-floored play area.
Embrace the Insane: Bath Time with a Toddler
My daughter is about to turn three, and she is… well, challenging is a polite way to put it.
I Don’t Get Amy Schumer
“I have no problem if someone says ‘I don’t think you’re funny.’ I do have a problem when someone says, ‘You’re not funny.’” ~Comedian Mike Toomey
How Facebook Fails: The Content Police
The next time you see something and think, “That shouldn’t be on Facebook,” look in the mirror. Maybe you shouldn’t be on Facebook.
Racism and White Silence
When confronted with racist attitudes, I remained silent. As a child, I wanted to fit in and be liked. I never joined in the hatred jubilee; I just learned to bite my tongue.
5 Reasons to See an Unknown Comedian
Just because you haven’t heard of someone, doesn’t mean they’re not good at their craft.
Let’s Stop Blaming Millennials for Everything
“Are colleges too politically correct for comedy?” was the overhyped bird flu/shark attack/Ebola of the news recently. Having had a less-than-stellar experience performing comedy at a college, I wrote a piece about the idea. I discussed my university show gone awry, and it got a decent little amount of attention. Right place, right time.