No accident
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. – Seneca For those of you attuned to the intricacies of the NFL, you may be aware of the 70 yard kickoff…
Brilliant or brat?
I love and hate this boy all at the same time. I’m conflicted. And incredibly amused. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv4Hpz-GI3g
First time I was paid to write
The Chronicle of Higher Education posted a fascinating story about a man who makes his living writing papers for college students. Reading it reminded me that this was how I…
Denial is a powerful tool
Faithful readers might have noticed that I did not post yesterday. That does not happen often. On Sunday night I was in Foxboro, watching the Patriots beat the Green Bay…
Equality not always advisable
Sometimes women take equality a little too far. In November, men are encouraged to grow mustaches in order to raise awareness of prostate cancer, thus dubbing the month Movember. Not…
Kitty cat love
Sometimes Elysha threatens to throw Owen out of our bedroom window. Moments like these assure me that she she’s all talk and no action.
My books read like Clifford the Big Red Dog. At least at first.
The original, 1963 version of Clifford the Big Red Dog is written like the first draft to one of my novels. The plot does not begin until two–thirds of the…
A little weird or immeasurably cool?
My wife says that she would not be opposed to living next to skinny-dippers, but it would depend upon what they looked like. I’m not sure what to think of…
I probably like this a lot more than I should
My wife and I have a fairly progressive policy on the giving of holiday cards. Our card is always late and always digital. While we adore receiving Christmas cards from…
