A few observations from yesterday’s TEDxBU talk at Boston University. 1. I will never understand what possesses organizers like Ben Lawson and Salma Yehia to give up hundreds of hours…
Connecticut recently opened CTfastrak, a dedicated roadway for buses only with stations stretching from Hartford to New Britain. The construction of this roadway and these stations has been going on…
A Walkerton, Indiana, pizza shop is the state’s first business to declare it will not service gay weddings after the Religious Freedom Restoration Act was signed into law last week.…
Our six year-old daughter wants another American Girl doll. Given the price of these dolls, we said no. Her grandparents bought her the first doll, and her aunt and uncle…
Over the course of the last seven days, I have been scolded by three different people – all women – for wearing shorts. In each case, I was either heading…
Every morning my son runs down to the hallway from his bedroom to this window at the top of the stairs and takes in the landscape of the day. He…
Each month I post the progress of my New Year’s resolutions here as a means of holding myself accountable. The following are the results through the month of February. PERSONAL…
The most common response to a piece I wrote last month entitled 12 Things Teachers Think But Can’t Always Say to Parents was a suggested addition to the list. It…
In case you didn’t hear, the students at Liberty University were required to attend Ted Cruz’s speech announcing his candidacy for President last week. Failure to do so would have…
1. People who live in the suburbs of a city but claim residence to that city 2. Drivers who fail to understand that “No Right on Red” really means “Be…
