PERSONAL HEALTH 1. Don’t die. I am not dead. 2. Lose 20 pounds. I lost three pounds in April, bringing my total weight loss to four pounds. Not exactly on…

Too much screen time is not a good thing, but if the kids are going to use the iPad, finding them squeezed onto a single chair, sharing the iPad and talking…

A couple of weeks ago, I spent the day at a high school in Bethany, CT, teaching storytelling and hosting a story slam. The woman who brought me to the…

Two pieces came out yesterday that you may be interested in: In my humor column in Seasons magazine, I write about how and why fathers have the upper hand on…

This Sizzler promotional video from 1991 shows a time in America that I don't remember ever existing. Granted in 1991, I was at first homeless and then living in the…

Before you jump down my throat for gender stereotypes, relax. I'm kidding. It's perfectly fine for Charlie to wear a princess dress. As long as he knows what he is…

Slate's John Dickerson recently published a piece entitled: The Presidential Job Application: Seven questions we should ask anyone who wants to become President. Over the next seven days, I plan…

Slate's John Dickerson recently published a piece entitled: The Presidential Job Application: Seven questions we should ask anyone who wants to become President. Over the course of the next seven…

My daughter was describing her dance recital outfit to me. It sounds beautiful. Then she said, "But Daddy, the boys don't have to wear makeup, but the girls do, and…