My in-laws, Barbara and Gerry - celebrated their 50th year of marriage last week, which is astounding. They have been married nearly as long as I have been alive. They've…

Charlie and I played laser tag on Sunday at Nomads Adventure Quest, an oddly named indoor amusement center in South Windsor, CT. We also bowled, spent an hour killing zombies…

A while ago, I wrote something that many, many people - including my wife - greatly appreciated. It was pointed, perhaps a little edgy, and not gentle, but I believed…

Henry A. Wolcott School - where I have taught for the past 24 years - has been blessed with a large number of teachers who have been named Teacher of…

If my students are focused and worked hard during math class, I allow them to spend 3 minutes writing anything they want on their whiteboards. Oftentimes they draw less than…

I was standing in a local bagel shop with Clara yesterday. We had just left a doctor's appointment, and I was getting Clara some breakfast before driving her back to…

Elysha and I were listening to the Hamilton soundtrack again on the way back from New Jersey last week. So many of those songs strike a chord with me, but…

Data from Pew indicates that in heterosexual households where both husband and wife are working an equal number of hours, women are doing 3,5 more hours of housework per week…

Around 6:30 AM on Mother's Day, my sister, Kelli, sent me some photos of my mother that I had never seen before. My mother passed away in 2007, so a…