Clara is telling my nephew about some of the more unusual moments of my life: "He's been hit by a car. Twice! He went through a windshield! And died! Twice!…

My fellow teachers: I humbly suggest that given the massive teacher shortages that school districts are experiencing around the country, we must recognize that our value to our school districts…

The study of flags is known as vexilology. The North American Vexillology Association is the largest organization in the world for flag enthusiasts and scholars. Roman Mars did a TED…

While teaching math this week, I made a mistake while writing an equation on the board. I erased the equation and tried again. Annoyingly, I made the same mistake. I…

I mentioned last week to a friend that I am the inventor of the peanut butter and tuna fish sandwich. This bit of culinary brilliance was born of necessity. As…

Clara texts Elysha and me from her iPad. She doesn't own a phone, but she can text from her iPad using Wifi when she is inside the home. Her message:…

In 1967, The Who performed on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. At the end of their second song, "My Generation," the band begins destroying their instruments, as they were wont…

On Saturday, I'm standing at the counter at my local bank, waiting for a teller to help me escape a particularly challenging corner of red tape hell. A man approaches…

Want to know how to annoy kids of all ages? When they ask you for your favorite number or color, tell them you don’t have one. It completely disrupts their…

On a flight to Washington, DC, earlier this summer, Clara, who talks to everyone, mentioned to the flight attendant as we were boarding that Charlie loves aviation and hopes to…