Setting goals is almost always important, except in this case
After being tucked in for bed every night, our five year-old son, Charlie, sits in bed, reflecting on his day before assuming his customary and bizarre sleeping position (on his…
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is as quirky as it sounds
If you're ever flying into or out of Toronto, you'll probably be flying into Toronto Pearson International Airport. But there is another, lesser know international airport in Toronto called Billy Bishop…
6 regrets
I'm not a fan of regrets, but as Frank Sinatra once sang, I've had a few. Six big ones in my life, which is probably a small number. Happily so. Interestingly, almost…
Eric Carmen’s “Make Me Lose Control” is weird on many, many levels, including being inexplicably stuck in my head.
Standing in McDonald's yesterday morning, waiting to order, a song came on the sound system that I couldn't immediately identify but oddly knew by heart.I started singing along and was…
Eleven is evil.
Just after the United States launched missile strikes against Syrian chemical weapons facilities, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said, "I've never seen refugees as traumatized as coming out of Syria. It’s…
A moment of honest-to-goodness terror
Clara, my nine year-old daughter, early this morning:"Dad, I'm kind of upset. I don't have any..."Then she took a sip of milk, leaving me hanging for a moment, waiting for the…
Worst decisions ever #1: My SportsCenter hat
I thought it might be fun to occasionally reveal some of the worst decisions of my life. Humiliation. Always fun. Here's one:This purple SportCenter hat, which I purchased while on a tour…
My daughter meets Chelsea Clinton.
These are photographs of our little girl asking Chelsea Clinton a question about Malala at a lecture at Central Connecticut State University yesterday.“Best day ever!” she shouted.Maybe not best day…
Why I’m obsessed with that traffic video
Two weeks ago, I wrote about my obsession with this traffic video.I'm still a little obsessed, and I know that seems weird. I thought it was weird, too, but then…
BOOK LAUNCH PARTY! SAVE THE DATE!
Join internationally bestselling author and 36-time Moth StorySLAM and 5-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks for the launch of his first non-fiction title:Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through…
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