I threw cases of French fries against walls to relieve stress.
I found this new business idea rather intriguing: Donna Alexander is the founder of the aptly-named Anger Room, probably the only business in the world that begs you to break…
Desperate times call for desperate measures
I texted my wife yesterday, telling her that I was beginning to feel ill. I cannot afford to be sick at this particular moment in time. Elysha has been ordered…
I am not a loser, little one, and I will have the shirt to prove it.
CHICAGO—A study published this week in the journal Pediatrics found that, within seconds of their birth, babies have the ability to sense whether their parents are losers. "From the moment…
You have been replaced by an app, sir.
A TV weatherman is visiting my daughter’s preschool tomorrow as part of their week-long study of occupations. He may be an actual meteorologist and not simply a failed actor who…
Recent press for Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend
Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend, which published in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa back in March, continues to receive positive press overseas and even some here in…
Yes. I’m an author. Yes, with real books and everything. Why doesn’t anyone want to believe me?
Author Allison Winn Scott wrote a piece for Psychology Today that made me realize that I am not alone. In imagining a future in which she is no longer an…
Is one book a year enough?
Julie Bosman of The New York Times published a piece over the weekend discussing how writing one book a year might no longer be enough in this age of the…
A whole new breed of middle school student
I admire this kid on so many levels: His product His company’s website His entrepreneurship The origin of his idea (spite) His choice of scents (bacon, baseball mitt, fresh cut…
That moment…
… in the midst of a back and forth texting session when a comment is so clever, so amusing, so succinct and so timely that it could serve as the…
Father’s Day
Since your Mother’s Day shopping is probably complete, I thought I’d remind you of what I would like for Father’s Day, in case any of you are so inclined to…
