Moth victories are so much better with my septuagenarian hipster in-laws in attendance
On Monday night, I competed in a Moth StorySLAM at the Bitter End in New York City. Joining me were my wife, a friend, and my in-laws, Barbara and Gerry.…
The question all successful people can answer immediately: What’s your super power?
Serial entrepreneur Tina Roth Eisenberg says that all the most successful people she’s met have been able to answer this question immediately: What is your superpower? From TIME: John Maeda,…
So this happened for about 30 minutes yesterday. Should I be worried?
Should be concerned with my son’s ability to relentlessly repeat the same series of actions again and again for such a long period of time? It was like being trapped…
Resolution update: June 2014
In an effort to hold myself accountable, I post a list of my New Year’s resolutions at the beginning of each month, along with their progress (or lack thereof). 1.…
The ad has good intentions, but it doesn’t depict reality, and that could be more damaging to girls than no ad at all.
This new Verizon-sponsored ad, which was made in conjunction with Makers to show how parents unintentionally steer their daughters away from science and math, is receiving a lot of praise…
Has there ever been a better big sister?
“Charlie, get on your vehicle and follow me! It’s crazy ride time! Race time! We’re going to drive fast and race hard! Let’s go!”
Manly words. Girly words. How many of each do you know?
Researchers from the Center for Reading Research examined the first 500,000 results from Ghent University's online vocabulary test, focusing on gender differences. It turns out that some words showed a large gap…
Halloween circa 1978
As far as I know, there are only about 25 photographs of me from my childhood, so when a new one appears (like the one below), it’s exciting for me.…
Truth
So many people think writing is fun. Precious. Joyous. Something they will do in retirement. No, it’s work. It’s great work, but it’s work.
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