I was listening to Moxie Marlinspike, an Internet security researcher, on the most recent episode of Planet Money. Here is the exchange between Mr. Marlinspike and reporter Steve Henn:Henn: Is…
This will come as no surprise to anyone who plays a coed sport: On the playing field, men are more likely than women to make dumb decisions. The major finding:…
It was my son who was going through some sort of emotional turmoil as he waited for his sister to catch the bus. I guess it’s not easy being left…
When I was young, I played a lot of video games. I started on an Atari 2600 and eventually moved onto an Atari 5200, a Nintendo, PC gaming, online gaming,…
The following is a story that I told at a Moth StorySLAM at The Bitter End in New York City in 2013. The theme of the night was Space. I…
The boy heard the bathtub beginning to fill, and while our backs were turned, he climbed in, clothing and all. He was pretty proud of himself, as you can see. …
Last week I attended the meeting of Sheltering Trees, a book club in Wallingford, Connecticut. The members of the group (more than a dozen ladies ranging in ages from their…
My two year-old son has become fond of looking off into the distance and saying, “Uh oh. The dark is coming.” I worried that I’m living in a Stephen King…
