Author Laurie Halse Anderson, at a recent SCBWI conference, spoke to would-be writers about what she called Attitudes You Want to Grow in Your Soul. The title is a little…
It’s important, I think, to reflect back on your accomplishments from time to time as a means of motivating yourself for future success. It’s easy to forget the hurdles you…
Abercrombie & Fitch is hardly a store that I hold in high esteem. I could list the number of discrimination lawsuits that the company has lost in the past decade,…
One of the ways that I can tell that something is great is if I think my wife will love it. With the exception of Oprah, her taste in all…
From Mike Reiss’s piece on the Patriots preseason victory last night: "The thing that New England does just as well as anybody is their tempo. When you have a quarterback…
I need a new theme song. My first, from several years back, was Simon and Garfunkel's I Am a Rock. It was a time in my life when I was…
Towel Fusion? Really? “…guaranteed to create a total body fusion!” With your towel. What’s next? Tube sock fusion? Jock strap fusion? Contact lens fusion? Just when I am finally willing…
One of the students who I'm working with this summer told me that he doesn't like Shakespeare. I told him that he doesn't like Shakespeare because he doesn't know Shakespeare,…
My daughter, though only two-years old, is already prone to drama. It is not uncommon for her to wake up from her nap and say, “Mommy, something’s wrong.” “What’s wrong?”…
I love Wikipedia. I think it is one of the single greatest creations in human history. Reading Wikipedia has become a bit of a passion for me. Though there is…
