I’m on the stupid bulletin board
I was standing in a local bagel shop with Clara yesterday. We had just left a doctor's appointment, and I was getting Clara some breakfast before driving her back to…
Lucky to be alive now?
Elysha and I were listening to the Hamilton soundtrack again on the way back from New Jersey last week. So many of those songs strike a chord with me, but…
Incrementalism may save your life… or at least prolong it.
Just 11 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic activity per day could lower your risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, or premature death, a large new study has found and was recently…
I do housework
Data from Pew indicates that in heterosexual households where both husband and wife are working an equal number of hours, women are doing 3,5 more hours of housework per week…
Early rising company
Around 6:30 AM on Mother's Day, my sister, Kelli, sent me some photos of my mother that I had never seen before. My mother passed away in 2007, so a…
Happy Mother’s Day. And don’t you dare say anything else.
Happy Mother's Day to mothers everywhere. Please remember, mothers, that there's an apostrophe in Mother's Day, meaning it's your day. Don't let anyone else's expectations interfere with your desire to…
Party favors on the decline
I'm happy to report that according to data from The Knot, the number of couples giving wedding favors to their guests is down 21 percent over the past five years.…
He blew a bubble
My mother didn't allow my siblings and me to chew gum as children, so I never developed any affection for gum chewing later in life. Still, for all of my…
Wise phone
Our daughter, Clara, will be entering high school next year. Alas, it will be time to get her a phone. Not only will she need to be able to stay…
Hilarity works
Numlock News is a daily newsletter by Walt Hickey that highlights the context and importance of the numbers you read about in the news. I read it every day. Not…
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