The 8 lowest forms of human communication (2014 update)
In 2012, I proposed the four lowest forms of human communication. Today I update that list with four new items. If you’d like to suggest an addition to the list,…
Coincidence? I don’t think so.
The Patriots beat the Lions, 34-9 on Sunday, which marked fourteenth anniversary of quarterback Tom Brady’s debut in the NFL. On that same day in 2000, the Lions beat Tom…
Interstellar should be a TV show
For the record, someone should adapt Interstellar for television. There was about 49 hours of content squeezed into a little less than three hours. It would be an amazing TV…
High school students wrote and produced raps based upon one of my books
Students at Gavit High School in Hammond, Indiana read Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend in English class, and a group of them wrote and produced raps about the book. I’ve…
Bread bags on your feet was apparently a thing. Not just my family’s desperate attempt to keep our feet dry in the snow.
Staring at the photographs from the enormous snowfall in Buffalo, I was reminded of the Blizzard of ‘78 in Massachusetts. I was only seven years-old at the time, but I…
I went to the movies and met an amazing young woman and a loud-mouthed racist.
I went to a late showing of Interstellar last night. I’m in Indiana and alone, so I figured, “Why not?” It was a good movie The cashier who handed me…
Farmer Charlie
I grew up on a horse farm until my parents got divorced when I was about seven years-old. I often wonder what might have happened had they stayed together. Maybe…
One of my fictional characters has found his way into math class
A tweet from a student: I wrote Budo in my math project. <3 As an author, a teacher, and a lover of the subversive, this made my day.
How much would you pay for one more hour in your day. Hint: There is a correct answer, and most Americans got it wrong.
A new survey says that more than half (58%) of Americans are willing to pay cash in exchange for one more hour in their day, and that the average amount…
