Can vs. may
A young person asked, "Can I have a juice box, please?" The adult answered, "May I have one of those juice boxes, please?" The chastened young person then repeated the…
Father’s Day 2023
A handful of times over the course of Father's Day, Clara asked about her and Charlie's first Father's Days. "What did we do?" "What were they like?" Happily, I wrote…
Drag queens not nearly as dangerous as this group of people
I know there is a lot of concern about drag queens these days and their negative influence on the young. Not from everyone, of course. Mostly just the dummies and…
Researching my public nudity because I can
A week ago, I wrote about a time in 1990 when I was naked onstage while under hypnosis. The post was written after someone sent me information on a naked…
Two winners on Tuesday
A red letter day for our family on Tuesday. Clara's middle school promotion ceremony was beautiful. She and her select group of acapella singers opened the event by singing the…
Balloons
This year's fifth-grade field day featured a water balloon toss. For a couple of students, it became an opportunity to throw a water balloon at their teacher, which was fine.…
Nautilus Award but something even better
I'm thrilled to announce that my most recent book, Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life, has won the Nautilus Award's gold medal in the…
Useless shoes
Three people broke into a shoe shop in Huancayo, Peru, last month and made off with 200 sneakers — but sadly for them, the shoes were all right-footed only. The…
Nonprofit?
Here's some news to me: The PGA Tour is a nonprofit, meaning, of course, that it does not pay taxes. Even though it ended 2021 with $4.5 billion in assets…
Controversial? No.
CNN reports, "Starbucks is going full steam ahead with its controversial line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks, expanding one of its biggest new product launches in years to many more…
