Denial is a powerful tool
Faithful readers might have noticed that I did not post yesterday. That does not happen often. On Sunday night I was in Foxboro, watching the Patriots beat the Green Bay…
Faithful readers might have noticed that I did not post yesterday. That does not happen often. On Sunday night I was in Foxboro, watching the Patriots beat the Green Bay…
Sometimes women take equality a little too far. In November, men are encouraged to grow mustaches in order to raise awareness of prostate cancer, thus dubbing the month Movember. Not…
Sometimes Elysha threatens to throw Owen out of our bedroom window. Moments like these assure me that she she’s all talk and no action.
The original, 1963 version of Clifford the Big Red Dog is written like the first draft to one of my novels. The plot does not begin until two–thirds of the…
My wife says that she would not be opposed to living next to skinny-dippers, but it would depend upon what they looked like. I’m not sure what to think of…
My wife and I have a fairly progressive policy on the giving of holiday cards. Our card is always late and always digital. While we adore receiving Christmas cards from…
A former colleague passed away this week. We worked together for about six years, and while we never became close friends, he was the first teacher to greet me as…
My wife and I received our state pension statements today. For the first time in more than six years, one of us (Elysha) decided to actually examine the information. In…
One of my good friends recently insulted someone using what I believe is the worst (meaning best) insult of all time: “He sucks at life.” It really says it all. …