A study was released this week reiterating the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant and identifying the end of the first trimester as the most dangerous time for a pregnant…
When my wife’s parents bought this book and recorded themselves reading it (which is a clever idea), the intent was for my daughter to be able to open the book…
Tonight I am thankful for Nick Bottom, the weaver-turned-actor from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. When every other joke or bit of amusement is flying over the heads of my…
My last name may have caused a kerfuffle in the UK, but it always places me in good company on the bookshelf, as one kind reader pointed out to me…
Almost overnight, my daughter has gone from a three or four block tower builder into someone much more ambitious and highly skilled. I’d like to think that she is constructing…
Since 2010, I have lost 55 pounds. I still get asked how I managed to accomplish this weight loss, and my standard (and slightly annoying) answer is that I decided…
Tonight I am grateful for my wife’s propensity to become teary-eyed when one of her students experiences success. Today I watched her eyes fill up with tears in front of…
If this man were the president of my university, I would strongly advise against producing any future video messages. This message does not inspire confidence. It might inspire me to…
My South Korean editor contacted me last night to inform me that my first novel, SOMETHING MISSING, was published in Korea a couple weeks ago and has been receiving very…
A friend of mine sent this to me: David Letterman to Ricky Gervais: Why did you host Golden Globes a third time? Well, the first time I did it because…
