Hop on Pop indeed
Dr. Seuss cheated on his wife, Helen Palmer Geisel, while she was battling cancer and other related illnesses. Then she committed suicide. Less than a year later, Dr. Seuss married…
The dashboard is no place to roll back technology in favor of tradition
My rental car from the weekend, a Chrysler 200, was equipped with only an analog clock in the dashboard, even though the radio mounted directly below the clock had a…
Never doubt a librarian
Apologies to the Denver Public Library for the previous post today. A librarian kindly explained the purpose of the stamp placed upon my orphaned book: The stamp is a quick…
An old friend returns
Last night I signed a copy of my second novel, UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO, which the reader purchased at a garage sale in California. The book had originally been purchased for the…
My million dollar deal
When George Lucas visited Steven Spielberg on the set of Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1976, he was so impressed by the movie's huge sets and Spielberg's vision…
I think she’s in a boat.
I haven’t seen my little girl in three days. I’m heading home today. I can’t stand being away from this level of cuteness:
Sibling love
We are incredibly fortunate that our children love each other as much as they do. It’s truly amazing. I realize it won’t always be this way, but don’t be a…
Reverse napping: Science says yes.
In addition to gaining coverts, it turns out that there is actual science behind the Reverse Nap. From a Wikipedia entry on segmented sleep: Historian A. Roger Ekirch argues that…
Bike helmets suck
I’ve wanted to say that for a while, but it seemed so wrong. Even though I grew up riding a bike almost every day and never wore a helmet throughout…
