The best jokes resonate because they uncover ridiculousness in our daily lives, reveal the silliness - and sometimes sadness - of things we see every day. Rachel Sklar dailydayjoke Change image and share on social
You actually can be passionate about things like making rational decisions based on a thorough airing of the facts, a reasonable and informed debate, a respect for the Constitution that includes, um, knowing about it. Rachel Sklar airbaseconstitution share on social
'Sesame Street' is awesome - not only because they teach, edify and entertain kids but because they savvily make it possible to do so with parental engagement, because the show is loaded with references for Mom and Dad. Rachel Sklar awesomedadedify share on social
Twitter is an amazing public tool with an incredible capacity for public good. Rachel Sklar amazecapacitygood Change image and share on social
Less than two weeks before my 34th birthday, I bought pots. Most people were amazed that I did not previously own pots, but that was before I explained that I had never used my oven, and used my stovetop for my dishrack. Rachel Sklar 34thamazebirthday share on social
I downloaded a Ricky Gervais podcast once at the persistent urging of a friend and found it funny but distracting - if I'm online, I'm surfing, which means I'm distracted from the podcast. So it's a form that doesn't really work for me. Rachel Sklar distractdownloadfind share on social
My specialty was baked potatoes with cheese melted over broccoli. I was also very good at melting cheese on bread. Rachel Sklar bakebreadbroccoli Change image and share on social
I feel lucky every day. But I can also trace that luck back to decisions I have made. Frequently, those decisions have been to pay my own way to somewhere I want to be and something I want to do. Rachel Sklar backdaydecision Change image and share on social
I love technology, and man, is it helpful. But it also means you're always on. Always findable. Always available to 'just take five minutes' to answer an email, tweet a link for someone, check in quickly on FourSquare. Rachel Sklar answercheckemail share on social
I wrote small stories here and there, then bigger ones. Some were even written for money. I signed up for a writing class and snuck my first assignment on a yellow legal pad in a partner's office while he read through my memo. Rachel Sklar assignmentbigclass share on social