Charlie's birthday was yesterday. He turned twelve years old. The poor boy is suffering from a wicked ear infection, so he stayed home from school and spent the day visiting…

Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a former federal judge with a reputation for fighting big business. In 1920, he became Major League Baseball's first commissioner. His arrival came at a critical…

I've been riding an indoor bike for more than three years, fairly relentlessly. I rarely miss a day. When the pandemic hit, I stopped going to the gym and never…

I've posted "Never Have I Ever" lists in 2014, 2018, and 2022. Every four years. I'm two years early on posting this next update, but I do so now because…

Favorability ratings of government agencies, as reported by Bedrock Data Solutions: 81% - National Park Service 77% - US Postal Service 74% - NASA 61% - Social Security Administration 56%…

The best pranks combine something a person loves with something they hate. For me, I love Diet Coke. I hate cotton. There's actually a name for my distaste of cotton:…

In answer to a reader's question: "How does a man end up trapped in a shower stall in a women's locker room for nearly four hours?" Here is the answer:…

My flight from Boston to Los Angeles took just over six hours. Diagonally across from me, a young person spent the entire time - all six hours - playing this…

It's the fall of 1984. I'm thirteen years old. It's a Wednesday night, and I'm watching "Charles in Charge," a sitcom starring Scott Baio -  the actor I'd previously seen…

February 15, 2010. Earlier morning. I'm sitting at my desk in my classroom with my principal, Plato. It's our shared birthday. We're talking about celebrating together later that night with…