Just like his mom. And his dad, actually.
Our son, Charlie, spent the evening cooking dinner with Elysha. He spends most of this time demanding his mother’s attention and hanging on her legs, so involving him in the…
If I was able to choose my children’s teachers, this is what I would want more than anything else.
If I were allowed to choose the teachers for my children, I would almost always choose the teachers with the greatest variation of life experience. Give me a teacher who…
When you choose the name Moxie Marlinspike, you have to expect people to ask about the name. Just answer the question.
I was listening to Moxie Marlinspike, an Internet security researcher, on the most recent episode of Planet Money. Here is the exchange between Mr. Marlinspike and reporter Steve Henn:Henn: Is…
Men are far more likely to make stupid decisions in sports. But are the reasons for this stupidity all bad? I don’t think so.
This will come as no surprise to anyone who plays a coed sport: On the playing field, men are more likely than women to make dumb decisions. The major finding:…
The range of emotions at the bus stop on Friday was astounding.
It was my son who was going through some sort of emotional turmoil as he waited for his sister to catch the bus. I guess it’s not easy being left…
At last I have a plan for old age
When I was young, I played a lot of video games. I started on an Atari 2600 and eventually moved onto an Atari 5200, a Nintendo, PC gaming, online gaming,…
The Moth: Secret Bedroom Move
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End in New York City in 2013. The theme of the night was Space. I…
Bathtub interloper
The boy heard the bathtub beginning to fill, and while our backs were turned, he climbed in, clothing and all. He was pretty proud of himself, as you can see. …
PowerPoint presentations, game shows, skinny dipping, and now The Oscars: Quirks of the many book clubs I have attended
Last week I attended the meeting of Sheltering Trees, a book club in Wallingford, Connecticut. The members of the group (more than a dozen ladies ranging in ages from their…
