A Charlie Brown Christmas, again and again and again
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…
Nick Bottom saves the day
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…
In the company of greatness
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…
Towers and castles and monuments, oh my!
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…
The reason that you are trying to lose weight could be the key to your success or failure
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…
Gratitude journal: My wife’s tears
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…
Underwhelming. No, more than that. Weird.
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…
SOMETHING MISSING: The Korean edition
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…
Three simple, slightly spiteful, steps to happiness
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…
Gratitude for gloves and mittens
Tonight I am grateful for my gloves and mittens. I was reminded last night that I did not own gloves or mittens for much of my childhood. Instead, we wore…
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