“If you can't ignore an insult, top it; if you can’t top it, laugh it off; and if you can’t laugh it off, it’s probably deserved.” - Russel Lynes I…

It's not often that a commercial supports two distinct and divergent purposes so equally well. I won't say more lest I ruin the video before you can watch it. But…

One of my clients commented on my use of the word "Warmly" at the close of my letters and emails. A valediction, if you didn't know. My client liked the…

Author Patricia Highsmith, in her journal on December 31, 1947 2:30 A.M. My New Year’s Toast: To all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envies, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly…

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife, Elysha. It wasn't exactly a spectacular birthday. I spent about eight hours in an Elk's Lodge watching Charlie compete in his very first speed-cubing…

There's been a lot of talk around Hollywood about nepo babies. Nepo baby, short for nepotism baby, are the children of celebrities who have succeeded in careers similar to those…

A good rule of thumb: Whenever something is taken away from students - field trips, clubs, learning opportunities, athletic events, assemblies, technology, traditions, supplies, time for play, or anything else…

Someone fairly well-known said something remarkably complimentary about me sometime last month. It was one of the best things that could ever be said about me as a teacher or…

I am terrible at identifying types of things. It's probably my lack of attention to detail, but it's also ridiculous. I honestly can't identify so many specific types of things…