The secret to early retirement
According to Gallup's annual Economy and Personal Finance survey, the average non-retired American now expects to retire at age 67, up from age 63 a decade ago and age 60…
Gratitude journal: So damn lucky
I watch this and can’t help but think that I am the luckiest man in the world.
A long period of self-imposed silence might be lifting
Three months ago, the Patriots lost the Super Bowl. On Thursday night they began drafting new players for the upcoming season. In the past couple weeks we’ve received the schedule…
My new favorite photo of me and my girl
We’re sitting in a booth at one of our favorite restaurants, and she is ordering me to draw shapes. She’s bossy like that.
Gratitude journal: This
I’m in Newburyport, MA at a literary festival this weekend. Tonight I am grateful for snippets of video like this, which make the time away from my little girl a…
The prize for this writing contest includes tears and humiliation
Parents and teachers often ask me about how my students so consistently fall in love with writing. The answer to this question could probably fill a book, but here is…
Literary juxtaposition
Maybe you knew this existed already, but I did not. And while I have been told that it is actually a well written, well edited, fairly esteemed publication, I can’t…
Gratitude journal: Cuddling the baby
With about a month to go, there won’t be many more moments like this, so tonight I’m grateful to have recorded one for posterity.
Forgetting she’s gone
I heard an advertisement for the ideal Mother’s Day gift today and thought, “Mom would love that. I should order it now and not wait until the last moment,” forgetting,…
Wisdom beyond his years. Or perhaps I just have a lot of growing up to do.
New York Times bestselling author Deborah Kogan tweeted a quote by her five year old son last week that continues to haunt with me. When it comes to my persistent…
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