Delaying gratification: A balancing act
The ability to delay gratification is imperative for a successful life. The willingness to put aside the desire to play when the need to study arises is the difference between…
Malaria vaccine will change the world forever
Amazing news out of the University of Oxford: A malaria vaccine trial on 409 children was found to have an 80 percent rate of protection. Malaria kills 409,000 people a…
Worst decision #1: SportsCenter hat
I thought it might be fun to occasionally reveal some of the worst decisions of my life. Humiliation is always amusing. Right? Here’s one: A purple SportCenter hat, which I…
Is The Yearling a sad movie?
For reasons that are unimportant and amount to little more than following an internet rabbit hole. I found myself wondering: Is The Yearling a sad movie? I knew that the…
Religious wisdom on a boat
Charlie and I are on a paddleboard in the middle of Dunning Lake when I hear the first rumble of thunder in the distance. Charlie hears it, too. "Time to…
The lifespan of “Leaving on a Jet Plan”
Making stuff is a circuitous and oftentimes unpredictable route. Doing the work, every day, again and again, when the outcome is uncertain and unknowable and seemingly impossible, is most important.…
Teachers, this is our time…
My fellow teachers: I would like to humbly suggest that given the massive teacher shortages that school districts are experiencing around the country, we must recognize that our value to…
The proper response to a bad handshake
Earlier this year, a man reached to shake my hand after I congratulated him on winning a storytelling competition. As his hand clasped mine, he squeezed much harder than was…
Pivoting toward Lizzo
Elysha and I were discussing marriages wherein one spouse takes a sudden turn towards the ultra-orthodox version of their religion, oftentimes attempting to impose new rules and patriarchal gender roles…
“I’m too old for pronouns.”
I was speaking to someone who told me that he was "too old" for the changes in the way we use pronouns to treat people respectfully. I felt bad for…
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