Why you will fail to have a great career
Earlier this week, I suggested that the best advice I have to offer is to put yourself out there. Take risks. Dare to be different. This guy has a similar…
SOMETHING MISSING: Asian style
The Korean and Chinese editions of my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING, arrived yesterday. Three years after it first published, the book is still exciting me.
Elysha Dicks is cool.
My wife has many amazing qualities, but best of all, she’s just cool. Last night she spent an hour watching The Walking Dead with me. She loves the show. She…
Gratitude journal: Clara in the morning
Tonight I am grateful that my daughter has finally adjusted to Daylight Savings Time. She awoke at 7:15 this morning, which meant that for the first time this week, I…
When it comes to a pregnant woman’s size, ladies, please just shut the hell up.
New rule (though it shouldn't be necessary) and a rule I teach my fifth graders every year: No more commenting on a pregnant woman's physical appearance. If my wife comes…
No recording allowed
This was going to be cute, but my daughter told me to put the phone away so I would be available to clap. Kind of annoying.
Gratitude journal: Readers live-tweeting my book
Tonight I am thankful for the enthusiastic readers who have been engaging in a new form of live tweeting whereby they send me tweets as they make their way through…
Put yourself out there
In 2011, I suggested on this blog that I might make an excellent professional best man and offered my services to anyone interested. Thus far I have received three inquiries…
Spite is your friend
Bestselling author Ellen Potter’s recent interview in The Baltimore Sun featured this gem: [Encouragement] is important in this field, right? Oh, yes. One professor in college told me flat-out I…
Gratitude journal: Portlandia
Tonight I am grateful for Portlandia. Elysha and I watched the season finale of the show tonight. It’s freakin’ hilarious. Happily, IFC has greenlighted a third season of the show,…
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