The 2009 figures on smoking were reported recently in USA Today. I looked at the statistics and thought: One in five Americans smoke? Who the hell is smoking anymore? I…
For the first 18 months of my daughter’s life, she hated to swing. My wife and I bought one of those indoor, wind-up-and-go swings with visions of our baby girl…
A national survey conducted by TeleNav has shown that one in three Americans are willing to give up sex for a week over giving up their phone. The overwhelming majority…
I’ve seen it more often than I care to remember, and I saw it again last week: A leader complaining about the amount of time required from him or her…
Recently, I have begun using my author appearances as an opportunity to encourage people to write. I still talk about my books, tell amusing stories from my life, answer questions…
During this past school year, my students spent a week reading graphic novels as an introduction to the genre. Among the many graphic novels that I have is a set…
It’s always a little upsetting when I look across a restaurant and think I know the person sitting at a table, and then I realize that it can’t be the…
After listening to a story about summer camps on NPR, I found myself thinking back on my summers spent at Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rockville, Rhode Island. They were by…
Have you ever noticed that every car parked outside a 7-11 looks like a getaway car? Perhaps it’s because I was once robbed at gunpoint, or perhaps it’s because I…
