Nice try : stories of best intentions and mixed results
(Book)

If at first you don't succeed. Nice guys finish dessert last ; Just give me a minute ; A few of my greatest fears, in no particular order ; 1-800-GOOD-PORN ; A technicality ; You don't know, now you know ; Things that make me feel grown-up (in order of increasing adulthood) ; A worthy adversary ; The present-tense conjugation of the Spanish verb nadar, which means "to swim" ; Screech ; I hope these years aren't the best of your lives ; It was funny at the time ; Don't aim, just throw

...Try, try again. Weathering the tantrums ; The Thanksgiving dragon ; Some things that I, a childcare professional, was professionally obligated to say to kids ; Good deeds, unrewarded ; Have fun ; The blank postcard ; Things I have tried (with varying degrees of success) at the behest of women I was dating at the time or to whom I am married ; Good Will Hunting isn't science fiction ; Sorry, not sorry ; Gap years

Third time's a charm?. The three true stories of how we met ; Fish tacos ; Tickle me fancy ; A good game ; The unsung virtue of telling people what they want to hear ; An element of style ; Bizzy ; A partial list of names I call my dog, whose real name is Bizzy ; "I also do Michael Jackson" ; The best moments of my wedding #3-10 ; Don't let the bastards grind you down.