Based upon my daughter’s behavior this evening, I suspect that she is vying for a new dollhouse or perhaps an extended bedtime. Clara is playing with her little people. They…
A quick update on yesterday’s post by the same name: It turns out that as I was writing my list, Jason Bailey at Flavorpill was making a list as well,…
My sister tweeted this: I've had my license for 20 years and I always thought that the larger vehicle always had the right of way. Apparently that's only true at…
I just finished reading Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. The movie, as you may know, is a classic. Genuinely great. And I feared that this would be one of those…
Elysha and I came upon this scene today, left behind by our daughter. As you can see, Yellow Curly Cue and Bathtub Penguin each have seats at the table, but…
I recently wrote a post about the American Legion-styled pins that I would like to wear denoting some of my past accomplishments and positions in life. I received quite a…
I love this video. Watching it brings back honest-to-goodness moments of pure joy. The fact that I can identify almost all of the video games featured is indicative of the…
I had no idea that I was required to preview nursery rhymes before reading them to my daughter. But apparently so. Last night I read the nursery rhyme below to…
Some recent writing-related news that I thought I’d share: _______________________ We sold the Korean rights to MEMOIRS OF AN IMAGINARY FRIEND this week, bringing the total number of languages that…
The problem with American History class was that never got to the good stuff. Take the Civil War. I recall with blinding acuity the days and weeks that we spent…
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