7 much-needed rules for golf according to me (which makes them absolutely correct)
Putt every putt. If the six inch putt is a forgone conclusion, then just putt the damn thing. Conceding putts only serves to assist the players who can't putt or…
24 life lessons for my children (and perhaps for you)
A small amount of your paycheck should go directly to a savings account every month.You can determine the size of a person's intellect by the size of things that bother…
Advice from a mentor from 21 years ago that I continues to guide my life today
I keep a running list of my life's most impressive, impactful mentors. These are people who have helped me in a significant and meaningful way and have impressed the hell…
Unfair assumption #24: Your knowledge of the Supreme Court says a lot about you.
If you can name all nine Supreme Court justices, I consider you well informed and worthy of attention. I will listen and consider all that you say. For every justice you…
Children sleeping in their parent’s room: I had strong opinions before I had kids. The results are now in.
The time has come. Prior to the birth of my daughter, I would argue that it was fairly bizarre and unwarranted to have have children sleeping in their parents' beds for…
My kind of princess
My daughter said this today:"I'm a princess who never stays in the castle. That's because I'm a brave princess and I'm always looking for adventure."Nothing wrong with a little girl…
Perhaps a near-death experience is a good thing. At least one therapist seems to think so.
A mental health therapist recently said this in a comment to a post on the blog:"I frequently try to bring on an existential crisis in a client to help them…
Don’t name your child Brenden. I mean Brandon.
This post is not an indictment of the name Brandon or Brendan if one of these names happens to be your name or if you have assigned your child one…
Unfair assumption #23: People who water their lawns themselves are aggressively anti-efficient and supremely uninteresting
I see it all the time. Some doofus standing on his lawn, hose in hand, watering his grass. Just standing there, waving his arm back and forth, spraying water on his…
The Portland 54: Embrace uncertainty
On Friday I had the honor of playing in The Portland 54, an annual golf tournament that has been played for the last 17 years. It was started by a…
