My Eagle Scout extension explained
On the heels of realizing that my mother never sent my letter offering film critique to Steven Spielberg (because how could she in 1981?) came this other realization: My parents…
What is an author’s filmography or discography called?
If you're a filmmaker, the list of movies that you've made is called your filmography. If you're a musician, the list of albums that you've made is called your discography.…
How many dead children do we need before we finally take action?
There will come a day when enough children are murdered for our nation to finally move forward with sensible, reasonable, meaningful gun reform. There is no question of this.…
How a storyteller helps a corporation
I'm often asked - yesterday, in fact - about what I do when I'm consulting with a corporation, an advertising agency, or a business owner. More specifically, how can a…
My letter to Steven Spielberg
When I was 11 or 12 years old, I saw “ET the Extraterrestrial” at The Stadium in Woonsocket, RI. Like every other human being on the planet, I loved it.…
A little bit of gold
Charlie's baseball team - and therefore Charlie - won yesterday with a game-winning walk with the bases loaded. Final score 8-7. Charlie walked twice, scored twice, and hit the cutoff…
Find the L-6
Bestselling author Michael Lewis discusses expertise on his current season of is podcast Against the Rules. He makes the point that if you need a solution to a problem, you…
Charlie, the Celtics, and Chernobyl
Charlie and I were watching the Celtics playoff game last night. The Celtics took a huge lead early on and thankfully refused to give it up, so Charlie grabbed his…
Wealth breeds wealth
Thanks to Amazon’s success, CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, worth $207 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It's an impressive accumulation of wealth, but it's good…
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