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I'm lying in bed, waiting for Elysha to finish brushing her teeth. I've staring at my phone.I laugh."What's so funny?" Elysha asks."Nothing," I say. "I'm just reading some haiku that…
I'm lying in bed, waiting for Elysha to finish brushing her teeth. I've staring at my phone.I laugh."What's so funny?" Elysha asks."Nothing," I say. "I'm just reading some haiku that…
If you're a parent and your child is returning to school this week, or you simply adore the summer like I do, a bit of advice:Sometime over the course of…
It's the top of the seventh at the Hartford Yard Goats last night, which means we have abandoned our seats for rides on the enormous, inflatable slides behind the right…
My summer vacation has come to an end. Today I return to the school that has been my home for the last 19 years.These last few days of summer have…
I plant pennies heads-up throughout my home and in the wild because of the commonly held superstition that finding a penny on heads is good luck and/or allows you to…
I drove by Northeast School in Vernon, CT the other day. Lovely little school filled with teachers who are undoubtedly doing an excellent job, but Northeast School?With the opportunity to…
On Tuesday, Louise Linton, wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, posted a photo of herself stepping off an official government plane wearing designer labels.I know she was wearing those labels…
This is simply amazing. The best, most inspirational documentary of the most remarkable person I've seen in a very long time.Feeling like you can't make a difference? Feeling helpless.Don't.Forest Man…
You know what's even more overhyped than a partial eclipse?The panda. I know I sound like a curmudgeon, but every time I see the panda at the National Zoo, I…
This is the way journalists should conduct an interview. This should be taught in journalism school. This is exactly what people want from the media:Hold public officials and hackneyed pundits accountable.