My background can be described as humble and working class. I was the nerdy outlier and continue to be. My siblings, especially my eldest brother, would often delight in circumstances where I demonstrated a lack of what he loved to…
There are multiple facets to every story, so I don’t normally overreact to things in the news. Smart kids with clocks (bombs), or sexual harassment at schools by students or employees – while I am disturbed by the general ideas…
“Dad! Dad!” “Dadda!” “Daddy!” “Pop!” “Poppy!” Those words can have different meanings or intentions. Tone, time of day, rep count can all bias how you answer those calls. It’s easy to take some for granted. Or be too dismissive or…
A great friend of mine who, incidentally, is expecting his first child called this “a cool, neglected blog”. He’s right. Well I’m back, and just in time it seems. In the last few days and weeks, no less than a…
When your kids are in preschool, they’ll come home with tons of projects: coasters, ornaments, t-shirts, etc. Some of these are binned pretty quickly. Others really get you in the gut. Check out these gems: “Sometimes you get discouraged Because…
One piece of advice I received at an early age was to buy the first round. When I was about 16 years old, I was hanging out in a bar in California with my brother-in-law and some of his friends. …