Follow me here: Sometimes someone shows you something that you already knew but never realized how ridiculous and terrible it truly is or was. Like Steak Ums. We thought they…
Rebecca Shuman of Slate writes about the benefits of a low technology classroom, despite complaints by some students that they are not being prepared for a world in which technology…
It was early in the morning. I was trying to finish a book. I needed some peace and quiet. I got this instead. And it was great.
My wife and I differ in opinion on so few things. She’s not a fan of Meatloaf (the musician, not the delicious meat product), but that’s not a difference of…
Author Hunter Thompson once retyped The Great Gatsby just to feel what it was like to write a great novel. This fact is often lauded as a demonstration of his…
Alexandra Damsker, CEO of Kira’s Kiss Desserts, explains how she is able to function on less than six hours of sleep.As a person who also sleeps less than six hours…
The joy that a child can experience in a toy as simple as a top is something to behold. Or even a stick on a ribbon, operating on similar…
Watching and listening to my children talk and play together is probably my favorite thing in the world at this moment.
As part of Speak Up, our Hartford-based storytelling organization, my wife and I teach storytelling and public speaking to large classes, small groups, and individual storytellers. After watching the Chevrolet’s…
Almost every morning for the past year or more, my son has awoken from sleep and called for his mother. “Mommy!” He will shout this word for as long as…
