Enough with the ten minutes
I spent the afternoon writing at Panera, which is always a delightful spot to work. Good food, caffeine-free soda, free Wi-Fi, and comfortable surroundings. I have just one complaint. I…
The demanded apology: A pathetic, passive aggressive attempt to make someone say words that the don’t want to say
From yesterday’s Washington Post: “The mother of a 13-year-old Montgomery County middle school student is demanding an apology from a teacher who had school police escort the youngster from a…
Poisoned before my second birthday
When I was about sixteen months old, my stomach was pumped after having swallowed an entire bottle of paregoric. Oddly enough, I never looked into what paregoric was until just…
Fine is not good enough
My wife and I are attempting to keep our daughter away from television until the age of two, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and based upon a…
A mixed bag
I received an email from a reader of this blog today that was interesting. She wrote: I find you both acerbic and dorky. One minute you remind me of fuzzy…
Either way, I rule.
Whenever I am asked how I find the time to teach, write novels and run a small business, I reply that I don’t sleep as much as most people, therefore…
Dream come true times two
UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO will be available in bookstores on August 3 of this year, which feels like a million years from now. We are currently in the process of preparing for…
My wife, the radical noncomformist
I often credit my wife for being the most tolerant woman alive, willing to put up with my alternative views on the world, my utter lack of conformity and my…
Imponderables
I recently asked the following questions, to which I have yet to receive an answer: 1. Under the category of useless features, why do air conditioners have remote controls? How…
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