I used to think that the greatest failing of the modern world is our inability to invent a Jetsons-like push-button food machine. I was wrong. Apparently we are a lot closer…
I had a dream last night that my friend, Charles (who is a physicist), and I were attempting to disprove Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle. Just before I awoke, Charles declared that…
Tonight I am thankful for the many ideas I have for future books. My agent has told me many times that I am fortunate to be able to generate so…
Has any pie, in all of human history, actually been placed on a window sill to cool? And if so, why? The narrowness of an average window sill alone should…
In an effort to hold myself accountable to my yearly goals, I post the monthly progress made at the end of each month. Here are the results for February. Still…
Tonight I am grateful to Dr. Seuss for bringing this extreme level of joy to my daughter. Frankly, I think the book is kind of stupid, but Clara loves it…
My sister's recent Facebook post captures the essence of dysfunction that consumes my family perfectly: So my ex-step-brother, who I haven't seen since our parents divorced when I was seventeen, friended and…
I was a pole vaulter in high school, and a fairly good one at that. I was a district champion my junior year, but my senior season was wiped out…
Tonight I am grateful for the opportunity to eat lunch with my wife. Elysha and I work together in the same school, and a few times a week, our lunch…
It’s pub day for Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend in places well outside my immediate reach: The UK, Australia and New Zealand. While it’s a thrilling day for me, it’s…
