Welcome to the Open Mike Blog where author and comic Mike Carlon shares reflections on life, liberty, and the pursuit of laughter. Sometimes the joke is on him.
The Daily Smile Day 3: What’s Old is New Again
I became the father of triplets at the ripe of age of 27. When you have triplets, you realize that you've been lied to your entire life. I'm sure that, at some point in your life, you were told, "There's no such thing as a stupid question." That's a lie, there is....
The Daily Smile Day 2: Pippilino
We are dog people. There it is, I said it. Despite the fact that our father always proclaimed, "I don't like dogs, but dogs like me," all of the Carlon siblings are dog people. Even my older brother Greg, who fought hard against getting a dog, is now the pet parent of...
Introducing, The Daily Smile
So, I really feel as if this picture summarizes it all. Brotherhood. Love. The carefree days of our youth. We remain close as adults and, even though we don’t see each other as much as we’d like, we can easily pick up where we left off.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The set designer expertly recreated what I remember from my childhood and I found myself getting emotional during the film. I watched Mr. Rogers Neighborhood religiously as a kid in the 1970s. It got me thinking of how much simpler of a time it was then the time in which our kids are living.
Humility ain’t all it’s cracked up to be
Today I ran a 5K and crushed the goal I had set for myself. I wanted to run it in under 27:30 and finished at 26:16. It is by far the best I’ve done in a race since I was 18 and over a minute and a half better than my last 5K a few weeks ago. I don’t mean to boast...
An Aha Moment
This was an aha moment for me because I can now go back to my clients and tell them that they are not only making the handling of certain tasks more efficient for their users, but they are also shaving time off of someone else being hungry.
Nick Breen
Nick Breen is a Connecticut Based comic who, on the surface, appears to be a passenger on the crazy train, but once you get to know him you realize he’s in complete control of the ride. He’s one of the most ambitious comics on the Connecticut circuit and perhaps one...
The Physics of Attraction
The other night we returned back to the restaurant where the term steak tits was coined; I was secretly hoping lightening would strike twice and wasn’t disappointed. Brax Landing is known for its waterside dining, fishy goodness, and, this year anyway, the inspiration...
The Night my Daughter Ordered Steak Tits
Misunderstood song lyrics are always fun. Take for example Bad Moon Rising. I used to think, “There’s a bad moon on the rise,” was actually, “There’s a bathroom on the right.” You know what’s funnier? When you are at dinner with your family and your daughter orders...