Some nights don't work out as well as others. I went to New York City last night with my friends, Jeni and Sharon, to attend (and hopefully perform in) a…

“The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.” I love this quote by sixteenth-century writer and philosopher Michel de Montaigne. I couldn't agree more. While it's impossible for some people…

A new YouGov survey of 2,567 U.S. adults found: 42 percent of people “love” their first name 31 percent of people “like” it 19 percent of people are neutral on…

The amount of information that a person learns in their lifetime can fit on a flash drive with lots of room to spare. This depresses me. It doesn't seem like…

I've completed my 26th year of teaching this week. Twenty-six years in the same school. Twenty-three of those years in the same classroom. What a ride. Twenty-five students came into…

The Pentagon — and specifically Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, which is named after the late gay rights leader. He is also reviewing…

Jonathan Santo, Professor of Psychology at the University of Nebraska Omaha, answers the question: When does a kid become an adult? – Avery, age 8, Los Angeles Santo essentially says…

"I can swim like a duck." Trinculo from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" Once performed by the great Esteban Pazmino, a former fifth-grade student and hilarious actor who played the role brilliantly…

Here's a clear sign that the leadership in an organization lacks vision and purpose: They launch initiatives. A lot of them. Leaders with vision and purpose don't require initiatives. They…

Hollywood and Broadway have been intermingling quite a bit in recent years, and since we see a lot of shows on Broadway, I've had a chance to compare many of…