I love great writers. Folks who can assemble sentences to produce clarity, concision, and the desperate desire to read the next sentence bring joy to my life. As an author…

Football coaching legend Nick Saban said:  “Negative experiences without teaching kills morale.” Yes. Absolutely. Could not agree more. I tell my students — multiple times per day — that mistakes…

Did you know that... Chip is a nickname for a guy named after his dad. "Chip off the old block." Skip is a nickname for a guy named after his…

The supplication of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg has been both transparent, disappointing, and pathetic — a desperate attempt to gain the good graces of Donald Trump. He's not alone. Immensely wealthy…

Movies are about a protagonist or a group of protagonists who ultimately change over time. They evolve. Books, too. Most television shows, also. So, too, for plays and Broadway musicals.…

I'm golfing in Orlando with friends this weekend. I flew from Connecticut on Friday night and arrived after well after midnight. When I finally made it to the condo and…

The United States Army hit its recruiting goals last year for the first time in several years, breaking a slump worrying Pentagon brass. The reason? Women. Hitting the goal was…

I was playing in a cornhole tournament a few years ago with a friend. Amid our abject failure — we finished in last place — my friend found himself speaking…

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, has quite the resume. He's voiced strong opposition to removing the names of Confederate generals from US military bases, repeatedly…

On Monday, I learned that wildfires destroyed two of my clients' homes in Los Angeles. Another client has evacuated his home, and his family is now living at his mother's…