A reader sent me this.Clearly a reader with excellent taste. If only every bookshelf looked like this:

These are things that many or most people seem to have done at some point in their lives that I have not._______________________________________Never used an illegal drug of any kind Never purchased a…

In an Op-Ed in the New York Times last week, Louisiana Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Bobby Jindal writes that he is "holding firm against gay marriage." If I were…

PERSONAL HEALTH1. Don’t die.I am alive as of this posting. .2. Lose 20 pounds.I've lost zero pounds in May, stalling my weight loss at four pounds.  Not good.3. Do at least…

From TIME magazine:Students at Skyview High School in Billings, Montana, might get out of their world history finals this year — if they can somehow get Taylor Swift to call…

I lost a friend yesterday.John was a custodian at my school. We both started working at Wolcott Elementary School 17 years ago. More than a custodian, John was an important person in…

One of the most surprising things about storytelling, at least for me, is how often and easily storytelling audiences laugh. I remember telling my first story at a Moth StorySLAM back…