Sometimes, data can show you how your life and the lives of most people differ in ways you did not expect. Case in point: A new YouGov study found: 89…

The #1 song on the Billboard charts on the day I was born was a good one: "One Bad Apple" by the Osmonds. Fitting, it would seem, at least at…

Frightening numbers: 6 months spent at stoplights over an average lifetime 8 months spent opening junk mail 1.5 years spent looking for lost items 5 years spent standing in various…

I took a short Uber ride from the airport in Boise, Idaho, to my hotel in downtown Boise. The driver, a man named Ted, and I started chatting. When I…

My connecting flight from Chicago to Boise is delayed by about 25 minutes. The plane arrived late, so the cleaning and safety crew needed time to prepare it. I sit…

I am teaching the better half of four sets of twins in my class this year. "The better half" because I always like my students best. As a teacher who…

I wrote something a little bit ago that included the words "sexual preference." A reader sent me a message in response that I wanted to highlight. They wrote: ___________________________ Great…

My daughter, Clara, likes to stay under the radar at school. She's a high school sophomore with many great friends, but she likes to keep a low profile. School isn't…

Back in October 2024, I completed an Eagle Scout project 36 years in the making. A near-fatal car accident derailed my Eagle Scout project in December of 1988. Still in…

Good news: Despite some recently louder-than-usual bigots and the buffet-style religious zealots, it's important to note that LGBTQ+ rights remain remarkably popular in the United States. In every single state,…